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David Evans

Independent Health Researcher

Wednesday 29 August 2012

Bread consumption increases the risk of lung cancer

This study was published in the Journal of Experimental Therapeutics and Oncology 2011;9(2):153-8
 
Study title and authors:
A case control study on the lung cancer risk factors in north of Iran.
Karimzadeh L, Koohdani F, Siassi F, Mahmoudi M, Moslemi D, Shokrzadeh M, Safari F.
Department of Nutrition & Biochemistry, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
 
This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21699022

The study assessed various risk factors of lung cancer. The study included 40 cases of lung cancer and 40 controls.

Regarding bread, the study found that bread consumption was associated with a 3.6 times increased risk of lung cancer.