Dr. Barry Dworkin

Link between red meat consumption and breast cancer remains tenuous at best

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 11, 2014

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Source:

Not all experts convinced eating red meat increases cancer risk

Reference:

Dietary protein sources in early adulthood and breast cancer incidence: prospective cohort study

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