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Vegetarians and cancer risk: what a study of 1.8 million people actually suggests, and what got lost in coverage

A landmark Oxford study of 1.8M people found that vegetarian and vegan diets tend to lower cancer risk, but The Telegraph's headline told a different...
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A buffet table. On one side is a range of plant-based dishes. The other side has a range of dairy and deli meats
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Cancer cells do not “grow on plants”: what science really says about diet, meat and cancer

Influencers' advice claiming that cancer cells grow on plants, not fat, is both biologically incorrect and out of line with major cancer guidelines.
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Is excess iron a cancer risk? Debunking Dr Eric Berg’s claim with peer-reviewed evidence

Eric Berg warns against iron supplements linking them to cancer — but the evidence on iron and cancer risk is far more nuanced than his claims suggest.
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A person looks at a steak with a confused looks, trying to detemine whether the lab-grown meat is made from cancer cells.
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Are we being fed cancer cells? The lab-grown meat controversy

Lab-grown meat doesn't use cancer cells, but some production methods use immortalised cell lines. Here's what that means and why transparency matters.
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