Risk factors for colorectal cancer in subjects with family history of the disease

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1381-1384

  Fernandez, E ^a,b   La Vecchia, C ^b,c   D'Avanzo, B ^b   Negri, E ^b   Franceschi, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Diet; Epidemiology; Familial cancer; Inheritance; Large bowel cancer; Rectal cancer; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BUTTER; CANNED FOOD; CHEESE; CHOLELITHIASIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GENDER; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTUCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEAL; MEAT; PEPPER; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; TOMATO;

EID: 0030889475     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.234     Document Type: Article

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