In two case-control studies from Italy covering 3533 cases of colorectal cancer and 7062 hospital controls, the odds ratios were 1.04 after cholecystectomy for colorectal, 1.08 for colon and 1.03 for rectal cancers. The results did not differ significantly by gender, colon subsite or time since diagnosis.
Cholecystectomy and the risk for colorectal cancer in Italy / A. Altieri, C. Pelucchi, R. Talamini, C. Bosetti, S. Franceschi, C. La Vecchia. - In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. - ISSN 0007-0920. - 90:9(2004 May 04), pp. 1753-1755. [10.1038/sj.bjc.6601721]
Cholecystectomy and the risk for colorectal cancer in Italy
C. La VecchiaUltimo
2004
Abstract
In two case-control studies from Italy covering 3533 cases of colorectal cancer and 7062 hospital controls, the odds ratios were 1.04 after cholecystectomy for colorectal, 1.08 for colon and 1.03 for rectal cancers. The results did not differ significantly by gender, colon subsite or time since diagnosis.
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