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Tumor markers and rectal cancer: support for an inflammation-related pathway.
International journal of cancer - 1 Oct 2009
Slattery Martha L, Wolff Roger K, Herrick Jennifer, Caan Bette J, Samowitz Wade
Abstract excerpt
Inflammation may be a key element in the etiology of colorectal cancer. In our study, we examine associations between factors related to inflammation and specific rectal cancer mutations. A population-based study of 750 rectal cancer cases with interview and tumor DNA were compared to 1,205 population-based controls. Study participants were from Utah and the Northern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Care...
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