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A fasting-mimicking diet and vitamin C: turning anti-aging strategies against cancer

Maira Di Tanoa IFOM, FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1849-9404View further author information
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Valter D. Longoa IFOM, FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy;b Longevity Institute, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 1791671 | Received 07 Jun 2020, Accepted 30 Jun 2020, Published online: 29 Jul 2020

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