Risk of colon cancer associated with a family history of cancer or colorectal polyps: The Diet, Activity, and Reproduction in Colon Cancer Study

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-160

  Kerber, Richard A ^a,d   Slattery, Martha L ^a   Potter, John D ^b   Caan, Bette J ^c   Edwards, Sandra L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; EATING HABIT; FAMILIAL COLON POLYPOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONIC POLYPS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIET; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031660124     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19981005)78:2<157::AID-IJC6>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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