Foods and beverages and colorectal cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies, an update of the evidence of the WCRF-AICR Continuous Update Project

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1788-1802

  Vieira, Ana Rita ^a   Abar, L ^a   Chan, D S M ^a   Vingeliene, S ^a   Polemiti, E ^a   Stevens, C ^a   Greenwood, D ^b   Norat, T ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cancer; Dairy; Grains; Meat; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; BEVERAGE; CANCER RISK; CHEESE; COFFEE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; DAIRY PRODUCT; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LEGUME; MALE; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESSED MEAT; RECTUM CANCER; RED MEAT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA FOOD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEA; VEGETABLE; WHOLE GRAIN; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DIET; META ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

BEVERAGES; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85029290681     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx171     Document Type: Review

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