Fish Against Cancer

"This study aimed to determine whether fish intake was protective against leukemia, multiple myeloma 'a cancerous bone tumor], and non-Hodgkin lymphoma 'cancers that develop in white blood cells called leucocytes]...

"After adjusting for age, sex, smoking body mass, 'etc.,] people who consumed greater proportions of their total energy intake from fresh fish had a significantly lower risk of each if the three types if cancer..."

In: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention (pub. by Amer. Assn. for Cancer Res.,) vol. 13, 2004. By: Fritschi, Ambrosini, Kliewer and Johnson, & Canadian Cancer Reg. Epid. Res. Group. U. of W. Australia, Perth; Cancer Care Manitoba, Dept. of Health, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Centre for Chronic Dis. Prev. & Control, Health Canada, Ottawa.

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