Cancer Incidence among Patients with Anorexia Nervosa from Sweden, Denmark and Finland

A diet with restricted energy content reduces the occurrence of cancer in animal experiments. It is not known if the underlying mechanism also exists in human beings. To determine whether cancer incidence is reduced among patients with anorexia nervosa who tend to have a low intake of energy, we car...

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Main Authors: Mellemkjaer, Lene, Papadopoulos, Fotios C., Pukkala, Eero, Ekbom, Anders, Gissler, Mika, Christensen, Jane, Olsen, Jørgen H.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4441362/