Colon cancer: A civilization disorder

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-228

  Watson, Alastair J M ^a   Collins, Paul D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civilization disorder; Colorectal cancer incidence; Colorectal cancer, geographical variations; Dietary changes; Lifestyle factors; Obesity; Physical activity; Smoking and alcohol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; APC PROTEIN; BUTYRIC ACID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; FOLIC ACID; K RAS PROTEIN; PROPIONIC ACID; PROTEIN P53; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CIVILIZATION; COLON MUCOSA; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DISEASE COURSE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FRUIT; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; VEGETABLE;

CIVILIZATION; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS;

EID: 79960119923     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: 14219875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000323926     Document Type: Conference Paper

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