Can animal studies on heme iron and colorectal cancer be applied to humans?

1 min readUpdated June 3, 2026

What the Evidence Shows

We analyzed one assertion on whether animal studies on heme iron and colorectal cancer can be applied to humans, and what we’ve found so far suggests caution in making that leap. The single study we reviewed points out that the animal models used diets with much higher levels of heme iron, far more...

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Red meat and colon cancer: A review of mechanistic evidence for heme in the context of risk assessment methodology.

DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.04.048

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June 3, 2026·Last updated June 3, 2026
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