Colon Cancer: A Civilization Disorder
@article{Watson2011ColonCA, title={Colon Cancer: A Civilization Disorder}, author={Alastair J. M. Watson and P D Collins}, journal={Digestive Diseases}, year={2011}, volume={29}, pages={222 - 228} }
Colorectal cancer arises in individuals with acquired or inherited genetic predisposition who are exposed to a range of risk factors. Many of these risk factors are associated with affluent Western societies. More than 95% of colorectal cancers are sporadic, arising in individuals without a significant hereditary risk. Geographic variation in the incidence of colorectal cancer is considerable with a higher incidence observed in the West. Environmental factors contribute substantially to this…
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