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Alcohol intake and colorectal cancer risk by molecularly defined subtypes in a prospective study of older women.
Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1 Dec 2011
Razzak Anthony A, Oxentenko Amy S, Vierkant Robert A, Tillmans Lori S, Wang Alice H, Weisenberger Daniel J, Laird Peter W, Lynch Charles F, Anderson Kristin E, French Amy J, Haile Robert W, Harnack Lisa J, Slager Susan L, Smyrk Thomas C, Thibodeau Stephen N, Cerhan James R, Limburg Paul J
Abstract excerpt
Increased alcohol consumption is a putative colorectal cancer (CRC) risk factor. However, existing data are less conclusive for women than men. Also, to date, relatively few studies have reported alcohol-related CRC risks based on molecularly defined tumor subtypes. We evaluated associations between alcohol intake and incident CRC, overall and by microsatellite instability [MSI high (MSI-H) or MSI...
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