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Free Radicals, Dietary Antioxidants and Mechanisms in Cancer Prevention; in Vitro Studies

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Vitamins and Cancer

Part of the book series: Experimental Biology and Medicine, Vol. 10 ((EBAM,volume 10))

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It is frequently stated that 90% of the incidence of cancer in a population is due to environmental factors including food consumption and life style (2,32). The definition “environmental” implies non genetic factors though clearly, genetic predisposition plays a role in determining the susceptibility of an individual to becoming a victim of the disease (40).

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    Kedar N. Prasad

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Borek, C. (1986). Free Radicals, Dietary Antioxidants and Mechanisms in Cancer Prevention; in Vitro Studies. In: Meyskens, F.L., Prasad, K.N. (eds) Vitamins and Cancer. Experimental Biology and Medicine, Vol. 10, vol 10. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5006-7_5

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