Abstract
Abstract Several aspects of the epidemiology of large bowel cancer suggest that the risks of this malignancy may be affected by oestrogenic stimuli and may therefore also be modified by cigarette smoking. Available data regarding this relationship, however, are contradictory: while several studies suggest a lowered risk of cancer of the colon among smokers, most do not. Further clarification may require consideration of cancer risks at various subsites in the colon.
Keywords
Cigarette smokingColorectal cancerMedicineCancerMalignancyEpidemiologyColonic cancerInternal medicineEnvironmental healthOncology
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- 167-180
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John A. Baron,
Robert S. Sandler
(1990).
Cigarette smoking and cancer of the large bowel.
Smoking and Hormone-Related Disorders
, 167-180.
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192619358.003.0016
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- 10.1093/oso/9780192619358.003.0016