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References used for this fact sheet
- Kushi, L.H. et al (2006), ‘American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention’ [online], in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, vol. 56, pp. 254–281. More information here.
- Williams, M. T. & Hord, N. G. (2005), ‘The role of dietary factors in cancer prevention: Beyond fruits and vegetables’ [online], in Nutrition in Clinical Practice, vol. 20, pp. 451–459. More information here.
- Preventing cancer [online], Cancer Council Victoria, Australia. More information here.
- Meat and cancer [online], Cancer Council New South Wales, Australia. More information here.
- Wahlqvist, Prof. M. L. & Briggs, Prof. D. R. (1998), ‘What we know about food and cancer’, in Food Questions and Answers [online], Healthy Eating Club. More information here.
- Food, nutrition and the prevention of cancer: A global perspective [online], American Research Institute for Cancer Research and World Cancer Research Fund, USA. More information here.
- Bowel cancer [online], World Cancer Research Fund, UK. More information here.
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