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Acrylamide exposure and incidence of breast cancer among postmenopausal women in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Study

  1. Pelle Thonning Olesen1,†,*,
  2. Anja Olsen2,
  3. Henrik Frandsen1,
  4. Kirsten Frederiksen2,
  5. Kim Overvad3,
  6. Anne Tjønneland2

Article first published online: 8 JAN 2008

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23359

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 122, Issue 9, pages 2094–2100, 1 May 2008

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Thonning Olesen, P., Olsen, A., Frandsen, H., Frederiksen, K., Overvad, K. and Tjønneland, A. (2008), Acrylamide exposure and incidence of breast cancer among postmenopausal women in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Study. Int. J. Cancer, 122: 2094–2100. doi: 10.1002/ijc.23359

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  1. 1

    National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Søborg, Denmark

  2. 2

    Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark

  3. 3

    Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Århus University Hospital, Ålborg, Denmark

  1. †

    Fax: +45-72-34-76-99.

*National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Søborg, Denmark

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 25 FEB 2008
  2. Article first published online: 8 JAN 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 8 NOV 2007
  4. Manuscript Received: 13 JUL 2007

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  • European Commission Research Directorate-General (Sixth Framework Programme's Thematic Priority 5 “Food Quality and Safety”). Grant Number: FOOD-CT-2003-506820
  • The Nordic Council of Ministers
  • The Danish Cancer Society

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