High oxygen radical production in patients with sporadic colorectal cancer.

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It is hypothesized that excessive generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by phagocytes or leakage from mitochondria may harm key genes or proteins responsible for intestinal cell homeostasis. This may initiate the multistage process of colon cancer development. The present study investigates whether ROS production by whole blood may contribute to the etiology of colorectal cancer (CRC). Whole-blood oxygen...

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