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This presentation will address three questions: 1) Why is dietary modification a viable strategy for preventing colorectal cancer? 2) Why are intervention studies an important component of cancer prevention research? 3) What is the current’ state of the evidence’ from dietary intervention studies of colorectal cancer?
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Schatzkin, A. (1999). Dietary Intervention Studies of Colorectal Cancer. In: Colon Cancer Prevention. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 470. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4149-3_9
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