Colorectal cancers are responsible for a very high morbidity and mortality throughout the
world; they are among the most common cancers in industrialized countries but in other …

This paper reviews the consistency of the relation between increasedphysical activity and
reduced risk of colon cancer, estimates the potentialprevention benefit from increasing …

The scope of current prevention research support by the National Cancer Institute includes
the clinical assessment of dietary modifications and cancer screening trials, epidemiologic …

Epidemiologic evidence on the relation between nutrition and colorectal cancer is reviewed.
Colon cancer varies approximately 20-fold internationally. Although there is clear evidence …

The incidence rates of colon cancer are high in North America and northern Europe, lower in
southern Europe, and much lower in Asia and Africa. It is widely believed that environmental …

Background The age‐adjusted incidence of colorectal cancer is higher in prosperous
industrialized countries than elsewhere. Dietary factors may account for 75% of sporadic …

The analysis of dietary patterns has recently drawn considerable attention as a method of
investigating the association between the overall whole diet and the risk of colorectal …

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in Western societies, affecting up to
6% of men and women by the age of 75. It ranks second after lung cancer in men, and …

The risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) is influenced by several acquired risk factors,
including environmental exposures and comorbid medical conditions that are partially …

Colorectal cancer is the fourth commonest form of cancer in men with 678 000 estimated
new cases per year worldwide, representing 8.9% of all new cancers. The disease is most …