Evidence from multiple prospective studies and meta-analyses refutes the claim that tomatoes increase prostate cancer risk, instead indicating either a neutral effect or a potential protective association linked to lycopene.
The claim states that tomatoes are associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. The vast majority of epidemiological evidence and meta-analyses (such as [0], [1], [2], and [9]) evaluate tomato and lycopene intake and consistently find either no association or a protective (inverse) association regarding prostate cancer, directly refuting the claim.