A Prospective Study of Cigarette Smoking and Risk of Colorectal Adenoma and Colorectal Cancer in U.S. Women

E. Giovannucci; Graham A. Colditz; M. J. Stampfer; David J. Hunter; Bernard Rosner; Walter C. Willett; Frank E. Speizer

doi:10.1093/jnci/86.3.192

Abstract

Our findings suggest that cigarette smoking may be a previously unrecognized, preventable cause of colorectal cancer among women.

Keywords

Colorectal cancerMedicineCigarette smokingColorectal adenomaProspective cohort studyAdenomaInternal medicineOncologyCancer

MeSH Terms

AdenomaAdultAge FactorsColonoscopyColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNursesPrevalenceProspective StudiesSigmoidoscopySmokingSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsUnited States

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Year: 1994
Type: article
Volume: 86
Issue: 3
Pages: 192-199
Citations: 424
Access: Closed

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                                    E. Giovannucci, 
                                
                                    Graham A. Colditz, 
                                
                                    M. J. Stampfer
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1994). 
                            A Prospective Study of Cigarette Smoking and Risk of Colorectal Adenoma and Colorectal Cancer in U.S. Women. 
                            JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
                            , 86
                            (3)
                            , 192-199.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/86.3.192
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/jnci/86.3.192
PMID: 8283491

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