Proportion of colon cancer risk that might be preventable in a cohort of middle-aged US men

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 579-588

  Platz, Elizabeth A ^a,c   Willett, Walter C ^a,b   Colditz, Graham A ^a,b   Rimm, Eric B ^a,b   Spiegelman, Donna ^a   Giovannucci, Edward ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon adenoma; Colon cancer; Population attributable risk percent; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON CANCER; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DIET; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033897183     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008999232442     Document Type: Article

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