All Headline News - Barbecue Meat May Cause Prostate Cancer - April 8, 2006

All Headline News - Barbecue Meat May Cause Prostate Cancer - April 8, 2006

A study presented at a meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research linked eating charred meat with a higher risk of prostate cancer.

A compound, called PhIP, is formed when meat is charred at high temperatures, as is the case when cooking on a barbecue grill. Researchers reported that PhIP has been found to encourage the growth of prostate cancer

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