N-nitroso compounds and cancer incidence: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Norfolk Study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1053-1061

  Loh, Yet Hua ^a   Jakszyn, Paula ^b   Luben, Robert N ^a   Mulligan, Angela A ^a   Mitrou, Panagiota N ^a,c   Khaw, Kay Tee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BELLVITGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IDIBELL   (Spain)

^c WORLD CANCER RESEARCH FUND INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; NITRITE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECTUM CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; ASCORBIC ACID; CARCINOGENS; DIET; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; EUROPE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NITRITES; NITROSO COMPOUNDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RISK;

EID: 79955462765     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.012377     Document Type: Article

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