Lifestyle factors and colorectal cancer risk (1): systematic review and meta-analysis of associations with body mass index.

DJ, Harriss; G, Atkinson; K, George; NT, Cable; T, Reilly; N, Haboubi; M, Zwahlen; M, Egger; AG, Renehan

doi:10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.01766.x

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Lifestyle factors and colorectal cancer risk (1): systematic review and meta-analysis of associations with body mass index.

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Harriss DJ

Atkinson G

George K

Abstract

Objective Excess body weight, defined by body mass index (BMI), may increase the risk of colorectal cancer. As a prerequisite to the determination of lifestyle attributable risks, we undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies to quantify colorectal cancer ri...

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