Iron intake, body iron status, and risk of breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Iron has been shown to promote breast carcinogenesis in animal models through generation of oxidative stress and interaction with estrogen. Heme iron, which is found exclusively in animal-sourced foods, is suggested to have a more detrimental effect. Epidemiological evidence of t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Cancer |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5642-0 |