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Does pizza protect against cancer?

  1. Silvano Gallus1,†,*,
  2. Cristina Bosetti1,
  3. Eva Negri1,
  4. Renato Talamini2,
  5. Maurizio Montella3,
  6. Ettore Conti4,
  7. Silvia Franceschi5,
  8. Carlo La Vecchia1,6

Article first published online: 21 JUL 2003

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11382

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 107, Issue 2, pages 283–284, 1 November 2003

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Gallus, S., Bosetti, C., Negri, E., Talamini, R., Montella, M., Conti, E., Franceschi, S. and La Vecchia, C. (2003), Does pizza protect against cancer?. Int. J. Cancer, 107: 283–284. doi: 10.1002/ijc.11382

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  1. 1

    Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri,” Milan, Italy

  2. 2

    Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano (PN), Italy

  3. 3

    Istituto Tumori “Fondazione Pascale,” Cappella dei Cangiani, Naples, Italy

  4. 4

    Istituto “Regina Elena” per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Rome, Italy

  5. 5

    International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France

  6. 6

    Istituto di Statistica Medica e Biometria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

  1. †

    Fax: +39-02 33200231

*Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri,” Via Eritrea, 62, 20157-Milan, Italy

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 26 AUG 2003
  2. Article first published online: 21 JUL 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 20 MAY 2003
  4. Manuscript Revised: 5 MAY 2003
  5. Manuscript Received: 18 MAR 2003

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  • Italian Association for Cancer Research
  • Italian League Against Cancer

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