European Journal of Cancer
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 581-587 , February 2010

Macronutrients, fatty acids, cholesterol and pancreatic cancer

  • Ersilia Lucenteforte

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Milan, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Address: Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Via Giuseppe La Masa, 19-20156 Milan, Italy. Tel.: +39 0239014 652; fax: +39 0233200231.
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  • Renato Talamini

      Affiliations

    • SOC Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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  • Cristina Bosetti

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Milan, Italy
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  • Jerry Polesel

      Affiliations

    • SOC Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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  • Silvia Franceschi

      Affiliations

    • International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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  • Diego Serraino

      Affiliations

    • SOC Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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  • Eva Negri

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Milan, Italy
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  • Carlo La Vecchia

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Milan, Italy
    • Istituto di Statistica Medica e Biometria “G.A. Maccacaro”, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

Received 29 July 2009 ,Revised 17 September 2009 ,Accepted 18 September 2009.

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European Journal of Cancer
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 581-587 , February 2010

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