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Reducing mortality from colorectal cancer by screening for fecal occult blood. Minnesota Colon Cancer Control Study.
BACKGROUND
Although tests for occult blood in the feces are widely used to screen for colorectal cancers, there is no conclusive evidence that they reduce mortality from this cause. We evaluated a… Expand
Epidemiology and etiology of Parkinson’s disease: a review of the evidence
- K. Wirdefeldt, H. Adami, P. Cole, D. Trichopoulos, J. Mandel
- Medicine
- European Journal of Epidemiology
- 28 May 2011
The etiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is not well understood but likely to involve both genetic and environmental factors. Incidence and prevalence estimates vary to a large extent—at least partly… Expand
Design of the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial.
- P. Prorok, G. Andriole, +19 authors J. Gohagan
- Medicine
- Controlled clinical trials
- 1 December 2000
The objectives of the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial are to determine in screenees ages 55-74 at entry whether screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy (60-cm… Expand
Folic acid for the prevention of colorectal adenomas: a randomized clinical trial.
- B. Cole, J. Baron, +23 authors E. R. Greenberg
- Medicine
- JAMA
- 6 June 2007
CONTEXT
Laboratory and epidemiological data suggest that folic acid may have an antineoplastic effect in the large intestine.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the safety and efficacy of folic acid… Expand
A randomized trial of aspirin to prevent colorectal adenomas.
- J. Baron, B. Cole, +21 authors R. V. van Stolk
- Medicine
- The New England journal of medicine
- 6 March 2003
BACKGROUND
Laboratory and epidemiologic data suggest that aspirin has an antineoplastic effect in the large bowel.
METHODS
We performed a randomized, double-blind trial of aspirin as a… Expand
Calcium supplements for the prevention of colorectal adenomas. Calcium Polyp Prevention Study Group.
- J. Baron, M. Beach, +9 authors E. R. Greenberg
- Medicine
- The New England journal of medicine
- 14 January 1999
BACKGROUND AND METHODS
Laboratory, clinical, and epidemiologic evidence suggests that calcium may help prevent colorectal adenomas. We conducted a randomized, double-blind trial of the effect of… Expand
Glyphosate biomonitoring for farmers and their families: results from the Farm Family Exposure Study.
- J. Acquavella, B. Alexander, +4 authors M. Bleeke
- Biology, Medicine
- Environmental health perspectives
- 1 March 2004
Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup agricultural herbicides and other herbicide formulations that are widely used for agricultural, forestry, and residential weed control. As part of the… Expand
The non‐Hodgkin lymphomas: A review of the epidemiologic literature
- D. Alexander, P. Mink, +4 authors D. Trichopoulos
- Medicine
- International journal of cancer
- 2007
The non‐Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) are a heterogeneous group of B‐cell and T‐cell neoplasms that arise primarily in the lymph nodes. NHL incidence rates in the US doubled between about 1970 and 1990,… Expand
Colorectal cancer mortality: effectiveness of biennial screening for fecal occult blood.
- J. Mandel, T. Church, F. Ederer, J. Bond
- Medicine
- Journal of the National Cancer Institute
- 3 March 1999
BACKGROUND
In 1993, a randomized controlled trial in Minnesota showed, after 13 years of follow-up, that annual fecal occult blood testing was effective in reducing colorectal cancer mortality by at… Expand
International renal cell cancer study. VII. role of diet
- A. Wolk, G. Gridley, +7 authors H. Adami
- Medicine
- International journal of cancer
- 3 January 1996
We investigated the role of diet in the etiology of renal cell cancer (RCC) in a multi‐center, population‐based case‐control study conducted in Australia, Denmark, Sweden and the United States, using… Expand