Vegetarian diet 'can cut risk of cancer by 45 per cent'
By Daily Mail Reporter
01st July 2009
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Eating a vegetarian diet can almost halve the risk of developing cancer, research suggests.
A study of more than 61,000 individuals aged between 20 and 89 found those who did not eat meat reduced overall incidence of the disease by 12 per cent.
But the most striking difference was in cancers of the blood, including leukaemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma with 45 per cent fewer cases among the vegetarians.
Assortment of Vegetables
Research suggests there are 45 per cent fewer cases of leukaemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma among vegetarians
Tumours of the stomach and bladder were also significantly less frequent in this group.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1196661/Vegetarian-diet-cut-risk-cancer-45-cent.html
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