High dietary phosphate intake may promote skin cancer formation

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 11:28 in Health & Medicine

A high dietary intake of phosphate promotes tumor formation in an animal model of skin cancer. The results suggest a high intake of phosphates may promote tumor development and contribute to tumor growth in skin cancer, while restricting phosphate intake may help prevent cancer.

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