Z01 CP010195 (Z01) | |||
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Title | Studies of Alpha-tocopherol and Beta-Carotene in Finland | ||
Institution | NCI, Bethesda, MD | ||
Principal Investigator | Albanes | NCI Program Director | N/A |
Cancer Activity | N/A | Division | DCEG |
Funded Amount | $742,362 | Project Dates | 02/01/2002 - N/A |
Fiscal Year | 2007 | Project Type | Intramural |
Research Topics w/ Percent Relevance | Cancer Types w/ Percent Relevance | ||
Aging (4.307%) Biochemical Epidemiology (30.15%) Cancer Survivorship (6.826%) Chemoprevention (18.236%) Digestive Diseases (4.307%) Helicobacter Pylori (4.307%) |
Bladder (6.891%) Colon/Rectum (13.783%) Esophagus (1.723%) Leukemia (4.025%) Lung (18.971%) Non Hodgkins lymphoma (3.437%) Pancreas (8.614%) Prostate (26.199%) |
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Research Type | |||
Exogenous Factors in the Origin and Cause of Cancer Interactions of Genes and/or Genetic Polymorphisms with Exogenous and/or Endogenous Factors |
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Abstract | |||
Male smokers between the ages of 50 and 69 were recruited from southwestern Finland between April 1985 and June 1988. A total of 29,133 men were randomly assigned to one of four intervention groups: 50 mg/day a-tocopherol (as dl-a-tocopheryl acetate); 20 |