A prospective study of body mass index, weight change, and risk of cancer in the proximal and distal colon

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1511-1522

  Laake, Ida ^a   Thune, Inger ^b   Selmer, Randi ^c   Tretli, Steinar ^d,e   Slattery, Martha L ^f   Veierød, Marit B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLON CANCER; DESCENDING COLON; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953311424     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-09-0813     Document Type: Article

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