title: Diet and cancer risk/association between diet and risk of cancer.
abstract: The article discusses problem of the association between diet and risk of cancer. Author shows methodological concerns arising from the difficulty of selecting the study groups, and also those dependent on ascertainment of the composition of the diet for a long period of time necessary to establish the statistical associations. Sources of carcinogenic substances in food include environmental contaminants, chemicals synthesized in some plants and those which infiltrate the food or are produced during the food processing. It is strongly advisable to limit the content of carcinogenic substances in food by imposing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 not only regarding products exported to the EU countries, but also those intended for local market.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zieliński
mesh_terms: D002273:Carcinogens / Q000633:toxicity*; D004032:Diet; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005062:European Union; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011044:Poland
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens