Diets high in meat boost skin cancer risk

31 May 2007

An Australian study hints that diets with high amounts of meat and fat compared with those rich in vegetables and fruit appear to increase the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin—one of the most common forms of skin cancer....

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Conclusion of the Study *): A dietary pattern characterized by high meat and fat intakes increases SCC tumor risk, particularly in persons with a skin cancer history.

Source: Diets high in meat boost skin cancer risk

Link: *) Study: Dietary pattern in association with squamous cell carcinoma of the skin: a prospective study
Link: ...those who most often followed the meat and fat dietary pattern had almost double the risk of squamous cell carcinoma as compared to those who most often followed the vegetable and fruit pattern...


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