The Association of Red and Processed Meat with Prostate Cancer Risk: A Review Emphasizing Regional Dietary Patterns

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 237, 2026 2026 8^th International Conference on Biotechnology and Biomedicine (ICBB 2026)


Article Number		01011
Number of page(s)		7
Section		Molecular and Cellular Pathophysiology
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202623701011
Published online		10 June 2026

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