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Healthy lifestyles, genetic modifiers, and colorectal cancer risk: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 6 Apr 2021
Choi Jungyoon, Jia Guochong, Wen Wanqing, Shu Xiao-Ou, Zheng Wei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Both genetic and lifestyle factors play an etiologic role in colorectal cancer (CRC). OBJECTIVES: We evaluated potential gene-environment interactions in CRC risk. METHODS: We used data from 346,297 participants in the UK Biobank cohort. Healthy lifestyle scores (HLSs) were constructed using 8 lifestyle factors, primarily according to the American Cancer Society guidelines, and were categorized into...
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