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People who consume more dietary fiber may have a lower risk of developing colorectal cancer, particularly when the cancer develops through the traditional adenoma-carcinoma pathway, compared to other pathways, but this difference is not large enough to be considered statistically reliable.
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Intake of dietary fruit, vegetables, and fiber and risk of colorectal cancer according to molecular subtypes: A pooled analysis of 9 studies
Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis
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2020 Oct 15Eating more fiber seems to help prevent a common type of colon cancer more than it helps prevent rarer types, even though the difference isn’t big enough to be certain. It’s like fiber is a better shield against one kind of cancer than another.
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