Tomatoes or lycopene versus prostate cancer: Is evolution anti-reductionist?

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 95, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 1563-1565

  Gann, Peter H ^a   Khachik, Frederick ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; GAMMA CAROTENE; LYCOPENE; PLACEBO;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; EDITORIAL; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PLANT EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TOMATO; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0344393486     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djg112     Document Type: Editorial

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