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Does flax seed or green tea prevent colorectal cancer?
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CRC prevention: No. Neither flax seed nor green tea prevent colon cancer.
Answered 10/19/2011
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Not known: Though the supposed health benefits of these are touted, there is no definitively known knowledge that it will prevent any type of cancer.
Answered 9/24/2017
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