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Thomas Jefferson University researchers have shown that a 'Western-type' diet, high in fat and cholesterol, can increase the risk of prostate cancer and accelerate cancer growth and progression. The TRAMP mice used are pre-disposed to getting prostate cancer but the mice fed a fat/cholesterol rich diet developed cancer more quickly and the tumors grew and progressed at an accelerated rate.
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