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Acquired Conditions of Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer

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The fact that colorectal cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and that it has become a major prematurely killing disease in almost every Western population makes this neoplastic entity a central target for preventive efforts. Some previously suggested associations between increased risk and dietary factors have recently turned out to be inconsistent in adequately conducted studies which have to be considered to be of importance, thus leaving doubts regarding the value of certain recommendations. This absence of factors which increase risk consistently makes it mandatory to focus on other more likely indicators for elevated risks and also on more manageable factors in prevention.

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Frentzel-Beyme, R.R. (1989). Acquired Conditions of Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer. In: Seitz, H.K., Simanowski, U.A., Wright, N.A. (eds) Colorectal Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85930-4_3

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