Tea and Cancer Prevention (Fact Sheet)

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51. Kurahashi N, Sasazuki S, Iwasaki M, Inoue M, Tsugane S. Green tea consumption and prostate cancer risk in Japanese men: A prospective study. American Journal of Epidemiology 2008; 167(1):71–77. 

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Source: National Cancer Institute