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Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access originally published online on July 10, 2007
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2007 99(14):1057; doi:10.1093/jnci/djm087
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© Oxford University Press 2007.

MEMO TO THE MEDIA

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FDA Finds No Strong Link between Tomatoes and Reduced Cancer Risk

Liz Savage, Andrea Widener

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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review has found only limited evidence for an association between eating tomatoes and a decreased risk of certain cancers, according to an article published online July 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Several studies have reported an association between the consumption of tomatoes or lycopene, an antioxidant that gives tomatoes their red hue, and a decreased risk of some cancers, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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