Meat And Colorectal Cancer Risk: Scientists Suggest Potential Mechanisms

Posted under Cancer by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today

Scientists in the US who undertook a large study to investigate what biological mechanisms might be behind the already established link between colorectal cancer and consumption of red and processed meat, confirmed that such a link exists and suggested the main players are three compounds: heme iron, nitrate/nitrite, and heterocyclic amines...

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