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. 2000 Jun;82(11):1860-2.
doi: 10.1054/bjoc.1999.1084.

Menopause and colorectal cancer

S Franceschi  1 , S Gallus, R Talamini, A Tavani, E Negri, C La Vecchia
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Menopause and colorectal cancer

S Franceschi et al. Br J Cancer. 2000 Jun.
Free PMC article

Abstract

Post-menopausal women who have never used hormone replacement therapy have a higher risk of colon, but not rectal, cancer than do premenopausal women of the same age, socio-cultural class and dietary habits. Such risk increase seems to last about 10 years and to be restricted to lean women, a group who have lower levels of oestradiol after ovarian function ceases after menopause.

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