Studies that compare people with and without BRAF-mutated colorectal cancer have found that those who ate more fruit had lower cancer risk, but studies that followed people over time did not find this link, suggesting differences in how the studies were done may affect the results.

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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

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2020 Oct 15

This study found that eating more fruit might lower the risk of a specific type of colon cancer, but only in some kinds of studies — not others. That’s why different studies have given different answers.

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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

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DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-20-0168

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