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Editorial
. 2018 Oct 12:3:76.
doi: 10.21037/tgh.2018.09.15. eCollection 2018.

Risk factors for colon location of cancer

John M Carethers  1
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Editorial

Risk factors for colon location of cancer

John M Carethers. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol. .
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Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Summation of risk factors for colorectal cancer by anatomical site from Murphy et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018. The double-headed arrow means the risk factor is agnostic for that anatomical site (no heterogeneity statistically and no difference between anatomical sites), whereas the downward arrow indicates lowering risk and the upward arrow indicates increasing risk at each anatomic site or overall. CRC, colorectal cancer; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
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Comment on

  • Heterogeneity of Colorectal Cancer Risk Factors by Anatomical Subsite in 10 European Countries: A Multinational Cohort Study.
    Murphy N, Ward HA, Jenab M, Rothwell JA, Boutron-Ruault MC, Carbonnel F, Kvaskoff M, Kaaks R, Kühn T, Boeing H, Aleksandrova K, Weiderpass E, Skeie G, Borch KB, Tjønneland A, Kyrø C, Overvad K, Dahm CC, Jakszyn P, Sánchez MJ, Gil L, Huerta JM, Barricarte A, Quirós JR, Khaw KT, Wareham N, Bradbury KE, Trichopoulou A, La Vecchia C, Karakatsani A, Palli D, Grioni S, Tumino R, Fasanelli F, Panico S, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Peeters PH, Gylling B, Myte R, Jirström K, Berntsson J, Xue X, Riboli E, Cross AJ, Gunter MJ. Murphy N, et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Jun;17(7):1323-1331.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.07.030. Epub 2018 Jul 26. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019. PMID: 30056182 Free PMC article.

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