Prospective Study of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Risk of Lung Cancer Among Men and Women

Background: Diets high in fruits and vegetables have been shown to be associated with a lower risk of lung cancer. β-Carotene was hypothesized to be largely responsible for the apparent protective effect, but this hypothesis was not supported by clinical trials. Methods: We examined the association between lung cancer risk and fruit and vegetable consumption in 77 283 women in the Nurses' Health Study and 47 778 men in the Health Professionals'...