Lucía Rizzolo-Brime, Leila Lujan-Barroso, Andreu Farran-Codina, Ricard Bou, Cristina Lasheras, Pilar Amiano, Amaia Aizpurua, Maria-Jose Sánchez, Esther Molina-Montes, Marcela Guevara, Conchi Moreno-Iribas, Alba Gasque, María Dolores Chirlaque-López, Sandra M Colorado-Yohar, José María Huerta, Raul Zamora-Ros, Antonio Agudo, Paula Jakszyn
BACKGROUND: The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified processed meats (PMs) as "carcinogenic" and red meat as "probably carcinogenic" for humans. The possible relationship between colorectal cancer (CRC) risk and the mechanisms involved in the carcinogenesis of PMs have not been established yet. Nitrosyl-heme and heme iron have been proposed as potential-related compounds. The aim of this study was to determine the association between nitrosyl-heme and heme iron intake and CRC risk among participants from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Spain study...
March 28, 2024: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention