Prospective cohort studies of bowel movement frequency and laxative use and colorectal cancer incidence in US women and men

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1015-1024

  Zhang, Xuehong ^a   Wu, Kana ^b   Cho, Eunyoung ^a,b   Ma, Jing ^a,b   Chan, Andrew T ^a,c   Gao, Xiang ^a,b   Willett, Walter C ^a,b   Fuchs, Charles S ^a,d   Giovannucci, Edward L ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowel movement frequency; Colorectal cancer; Incidence; Latency; Laxative use; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; DIETARY FIBER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENOPAUSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84892804535     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-013-0176-2     Document Type: Article

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