Fibres and colorectal cancer: Should we change our dietary advice on prevention?

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 34, Issue , 2002, Pages S121-S123

  Giacosa, A ^a   Hill, M J ^b   Davies, G J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Diet; Fibres

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CEREAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; FRUIT; HUMAN; INTESTINE POLYP; LARGE INTESTINE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT COUNSELING; VEGETABLE;

ADENOMA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0036743147     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1590-8658(02)80178-5     Document Type: Article

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