August 3, 2010

Certain Meat Components May Increase Bladder Cancer Risk, Study Suggests

ScienceDaily for August 2, 2010 reported on meat and cancer.

The investigators had information from approximately 300,000 men and women aged 50 to 71 years from eight US states. At the start of the study (1995 to 1996), all participants completed lifestyle and dietary questionnaires about their usual consumption of foods and drinks. The participants were followed for up to eight years, during which time 854 people were diagnosed with bladder cancer.