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Nutritional Pearls: Tomatoes for Prostate Cancer?

 

  • Your patient is a 46-year old healthy man who is concerned about his risk of developing prostate cancer. The condition runs in his family, and he asks if there are any particular lifestyle changes he could make to lower his risk.

    How do you advise your patient?

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