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Arthur Schatzkin

Researcher at National Institutes of Health

Publications -  206
Citations -  36976

Arthur Schatzkin is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Risk factor. The author has an hindex of 90, co-authored 206 publications receiving 34951 citations. Previous affiliations of Arthur Schatzkin include AARP & University of Pittsburgh.

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Physical Activity and Risk of Large Bowel Cancer in the Framingham Study

TL;DR: Inactivity was associated with an increased risk of large bowel cancer among men but not among women, and these findings were unchanged after adjustment for body mass index, serum cholesterol, alcohol, and other potentially confounding variables.
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Prospective study of dietary fiber, whole grain foods, and small intestinal cancer.

TL;DR: In conjunction with the anatomic and physiologic commonalities of the large and small bowel, as well as the mutually increased risks for second cancer for both organs, grain fiber and whole grain foods seem to protect against lower gastrointestinal cancers.
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Dietary fiber intake and risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women: the National Institutes of Health–AARP Diet and Health Study

TL;DR: It is suggested that dietary fiber can play a role in preventing breast cancer through nonestrogen pathways among postmenopausal women.