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• A B-complex vitamin being studied as a cancer prevention agent. Also called folic acid. Also called folic acid.

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  folate. (n.d.). Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/folate.

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  folate. www.cancer.gov. Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/folate (accessed: June 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "folate." Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. 8 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/folate.

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