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Article: STUDY: TOMATO PRODUCTS LOWER CANCER RISK.(MAIN)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- March 6, 2002
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Byline: PAUL RECER Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- A diet rich in tomato sauce, ketchup and other tomato-based products containing a powerful antioxidant can lower the risk of prostate cancer, a new study says.
Researchers analyzed the food choices and prostate cancer histories of more than 47,000 men and found that those who ate at least two meals a week containing tomato products lowered their risk of prostate cancer by 24 to 36 percent.
Dr. Edward Giovannucci of Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard School of Public Health, the first author of the study, said it supports earlier research involving foods, particularly tomato products, ...