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Foods high in salt can increase your risk of cancers of the stomach and nasopharynx, the bit where the back of your nose meets your throat. But it's unlikely that the small amounts of table salt used in cooking or flavouring will strongly influence your risk of cancer.
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Salt is a sub-category of Causes of cancer, Lifestyle, Diet and Preventing cancer
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Latest Salt news from Cancer Research UK
- Press Release: Salt increases risk of stomach cancer
6 January 2004
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