Flaxseed and its lignan and oil components: can they play a role in reducing the risk of and improving the treatment of breast cancer?1

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism

• Publication date

  2014-06-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1139/APNM-2013-0420
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