The impact of dietary and lifestyle risk factors on risk of colorectal cancer: A quantitative overview of the epidemiological evidence

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 171-180

  Huxley, Rachel R ^a   Ansary Moghaddam, Alireza ^b   Clifton, Peter ^c   Czernichow, Sebastien ^a   Parr, Christine L ^a   Woodward, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Colorectal cancer; Lifestyle; Meta analysis; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEAT; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIET; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEAT; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 66149133290     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24343     Document Type: Article

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