Coffee, decaffeinated coffee, tea and cancer of the colon and rectum: A review of epidemiological studies, 1990-2003

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 743-757

  Tavani, Alessandra ^a   Vecchia, Carlo La ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

coffee; colorectal cancer; decaffeinated coffee; risk; tea

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; CAFFEIC ACID; CHLOROGENIC ACID; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; COFFEE; COLON CANCER; COLON MOTILITY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TEA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CAFFEINE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COFFEE; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; TEA;

EID: 5044229722     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CACO.0000043415.28319.c1     Document Type: Review

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