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[–] SaneMartigan@lemmy.world 11 points 18 hours ago

It found that vegetarians had a 21% lower risk of pancreatic cancer and a 9% lower risk of breast cancer compared with meat eaters.

They also have a 12% reduced risk of prostate cancer, 28% lower risk of kidney cancer and 31% lower risk of multiple myeloma.