Alcohol intake and risk of colorectal cancer: Results from the UK Dietary Cohort Consortium

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 747-756

  Park, J Y ^a   Dahm, C C ^a   Keogh, R H ^a,b   Mitrou, P N ^a   Cairns, B J ^c   Greenwood, D C ^d   Spencer, E A ^c   Fentiman, I S ^e   Shipley, M J ^f   Brunner, E J ^f   Cade, J E ^d   Burley, V J ^d   Mishra, G D ^f   Kuh, D ^f   Stephen, A M ^g   White, I R ^b   Luben, R N ^a   Mulligan, A A ^a   Khaw, K T ^a   Rodwell, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcohol intake; colorectal cancer; food diary; food frequency questionnaire; prospective cohort study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIET; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 77955980918     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605802     Document Type: Article

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