Alcohol, folate, methionine, and risk of incident breast cancer in the American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 161-164

  Feigelson, Heather Spencer ^a   Jonas, Carolyn R ^a   Robertson, Andreas S ^a   McCullough, Marjorie L ^a   Thun, Michael J ^a   Calle, Eugenia E ^a  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FOLIC ACID; METHIONINE; MULTIVITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; FEMALE; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NUTRITION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; EATING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METHIONINE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOLVENTS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0037322113     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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