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Does milk and other dairy really reduce the risk of colorectal cancer?

Consuming dairy is increasingly being linked to a lower risk of colorectal cancer, but the true relationship between the two is hard to untangle

By Chris Simms

3 March 2025

Genetic evidence suggests milk may be particularly beneficial

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Need an excuse to tuck into a cheeseboard? A handful of studies have recently suggested that dairy reduces the risk of colorectal cancer.

Also known as bowel cancer, this is the type of the disease worldwide and the second leading cause of cancer deaths. If dairy can be protective, it might seem a no-brainer that we up our consumption, but is it so simple?

What clouds the situation is how…

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