ASPIRIN AND COLORECTAL-CANCER

Authors
LAVECCHIA C NEGRI E FRANCESCHI S CONTI E MONTELLA M GIACOSA A FALCINI F DECARLI A
Citation
C. Lavecchia et al., ASPIRIN AND COLORECTAL-CANCER, British Journal of Cancer, 76(5), 1997, pp. 675-677
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology
Journal title
British Journal of Cancer → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070920
Volume
76
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
675 - 677
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0920(1997)76:5<675:AAC>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The relationship between aspirin use and colorectal cancer risk was ex amined by a case-control study in Italy. Regular aspirin use was repor ted by only 47 (3.5%) cases and 77 (4.1%) control subjects, giving a m ultivariate odds ratio (OR) of 0.7 (95% CI 0.5-1.0) after allowance fo r education, physical exercise and selected dietary factors.