Issues Related to Colorectal Cancer and Colorectal Cancer Screening Practices in Women

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 415-426

  Jimenez, Brenda ^a   Palekar, Nicole ^a   Schneider, Alison ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon polyps; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal cancer screening

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; PLACEBO;

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIETARY FIBER; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE; LIPID DIET; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79956114336     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: 15581942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2011.03.001     Document Type: Review

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