Selected dietary micronutrients and the risk of right-and left-sided colorectal cancers: a case-control study in Western Australia
L Van Lee, J Heyworth, S McNaughton, B Iacopetta… - Annals of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Contradictory results about the role of dietary factors in the causation of
colorectal cancer (CRC) may partly be due to failure to discriminate between left-and right-
sided CRC. METHODS: We undertook a population-based case-control study comparing
577 cases of left-sided CRC and 277 cases of right-sided CRC (n= 277) with 958 age-and
sex-matched controls. Dietary exposure was measured using a food frequency
questionnaire. Odds ratios (OR) were calculated across quintiles of dietary intakes of …
colorectal cancer (CRC) may partly be due to failure to discriminate between left-and right-
sided CRC. METHODS: We undertook a population-based case-control study comparing
577 cases of left-sided CRC and 277 cases of right-sided CRC (n= 277) with 958 age-and
sex-matched controls. Dietary exposure was measured using a food frequency
questionnaire. Odds ratios (OR) were calculated across quintiles of dietary intakes of …