Interaction between selected environmental factors and familial propensity for colon cancer

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-150

  La Vecchia, C ^a   Callus, S ^a   Talamini, R ^b   Decarli, A ^b   Negri, E ^c   Franceschi, S ^c  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Colon cancer; Diet; Familial cancers; Interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLON CANCER; COLONOSCOPY; DIETARY INTAKE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032921648     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-199904000-00009     Document Type: Article

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