# Can dietary beta-carotene materially reduce human cancer rates?

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/can-dietary-beta-carotene-materially-reduce-human-cancer-rates/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Richárd Pető,Richard Doll,Jonathan D. Buckley,Michael B. Sporn |
| Citations | 1,568 |
| DOI | 10.1038/290201a0 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2004794022 |
| PMID | 7010181 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 1981 |

## Paper authors

- [Jonathan D. Buckley](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jonathan-d-buckley/)

## Paper journal

- [Nature](https://scholariq.org/journals/nature/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress](https://scholariq.org/topics/antioxidant-activity-and-oxidative-stress/)

## Paper topics

- [Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress](https://scholariq.org/topics/antioxidant-activity-and-oxidative-stress/)
- [Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism](https://scholariq.org/topics/cancer-lipids-and-metabolism/)
- [Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism](https://scholariq.org/topics/cholesterol-and-lipid-metabolism/)

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