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  • Prehrana in zbolevanje za raki debelega črevesa in danke = Diet in the etiology of colorectal cancer
    Primic-Žakelj, Maja
    In our part of an international case control study we are investigating the role of diet of several foods, nutrients and other factors in the etiology of colorectal cancer. Six hundred and seven ... patients (319 males and 288 females) with newly diagnosed colorectal cancer and 981 controls, admitted for injuriesor other conditions not related to diet, were interviewed between September 1992 and June 1994. A food frequency questionnaire asking for the frequency of consumption of 153 foods, drinks and recipes, grouped into 30 food groups for current analysis, was used to assess the habitual diet for thethree years before the interview. Preliminary results show that colorectal cancer risk tends to increase significantly with the intake of white bread (relative risk in the highest against the lowest quartile =1.77), borderline signiticantly decreases with the intake of other types of bread (relative riskhighest/lowest quartile = 0.66), and decreases significantly with the intake of raw vegetables (except lettuce-like salads; relative risk highest/lowest quartile = 0.49). Contrary to some sludies, food groups, especially meat and fat-rich foods, do not seem to be a risk factor for colorectal cancer, while protective effect of raw vegetables has been shown also in our study.
    Type of material - conference contribution
    Publish date - 1997
    Language - slovenian
    COBISS.SI-ID - 9288409