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Milk reduces colorectal cancer.(Special news updates: cancer)(Brief Article)

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Drinking at least one glass of milk per day lowers the risk of colorectal cancer, a new meta-analysis has confirmed.

Milk and other calcium sources have long been thought to play a role in preventing colorectal cancer, the nation's second-leading cancer killer. Studies have shown that high calcium intake reduces the occurrence of polyps that can turn cancerous. But diet-tracking studies always stopped short of finding final proof of a truly lowered cancer risk.

This time, researchers pooled 10 of the world's largest studies on the long-believed link, tracking nutrient consumption of more than 500,000 people.

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