Purpose Demographic, behavioral, and environmental factors have been associated with
increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). We reviewed the published evidence and …

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www.thelancet.com Vol 374 September 19, 2009 at current UK death rates, but it is 31% at …

Objective: To assess the hazards associated with long term use of tobacco. Design:
Prospective study of mortality in relation to smoking habits assessed in 1951 and again …

Background. To compare the strength of evidence provided by the epidemiological literature
on the association between alcohol consumption and the risk of 14 major alcohol-related …

Regular moderate wine consumption is often associated with reduced morbidity and
mortality from a variety of chronic diseases in which inflammation is the root cause. This …

Objective. To quantify the efficacy of vaccination of infants with bacillus Calmette-Guérin
(BCG) against tuberculosis. Data sources. MEDLINE with index terms BCG vaccine …

We discuss methods for summarizing epidemiologic studies of dose-response. The data
from such a study typically appear as a series of dose-specific relative risks, with one …

To evaluate the strength of the evidence provided by the epidemiological literature on the
association between alcohol consumption and the risk of 18 neoplasms, we performed a …

Among various diseases, cancer has become a big threat to human beings globally. As per
Indian population census data, the rate of mortality due to cancer in India was high and …

Background: Epidemiologic studies have generally reported positive associations between
alcohol consumption and risk for colorectal cancer. However, findings related to specific …