Post-menopausal women who have never used hormone replacement therapy have a higher risk of colon, but not rectal, cancer than do premenopausal women of the same age, socio-cultural class and dietary habits. Such risk increase seems to last about 10 years and to be restricted to lean women, a group who have lower levels of oestradiol after ovarian function ceases after menopause. (C) 2000 Cancer Research Campaign.
Franceschi S, Gallus S, Talamini R, Tavani A, Negri E, La Vecchia C (2000). Menopause and colorectal cancer. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER, 82(11), 1860-1862 [10.1054/bjoc.1999.1084].
Menopause and colorectal cancer
Negri E;
2000
Abstract
Post-menopausal women who have never used hormone replacement therapy have a higher risk of colon, but not rectal, cancer than do premenopausal women of the same age, socio-cultural class and dietary habits. Such risk increase seems to last about 10 years and to be restricted to lean women, a group who have lower levels of oestradiol after ovarian function ceases after menopause. (C) 2000 Cancer Research Campaign.File in questo prodotto:
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