There are striking inequities in calcium intake between rich and poor populations.
Appropriate calcium intake has shown many health benefits, such as reduction of …

Although colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has reduced the incidence of and mortality from
CRC, chemoprevention strategies have the potential to further reduce CRC incidence and …

Importance Evidence suggests that low vitamin D status may increase the risk of cancer.
Objective To determine if dietary supplementation with vitamin D 3 and calcium reduces the …

Background Epidemiologic and preclinical data suggest that higher intake and serum levels
of vitamin D and higher intake of calcium reduce the risk of colorectal neoplasia. To further …

Background and Methods Laboratory, clinical, and epidemiologic evidence suggests that
calcium may help prevent colorectal adenomas. We conducted a randomized, double-blind …

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.
It is estimated that this cancer will develop in 130,000 people in the United States in 2000 …

Background: Calcium has been hypothesized to reduce the risk of colon cancer, and in a
recent randomized trial, calcium supplementation was associated with reduction in the risk …

Background Several dietary factors have been considered to be involved in the increasing
incidence of colorectal cancer in industrialised countries. Experimental and epidemiological …

Background: Milk and dietary calcium may have antiproliferative effects against colorectal
cancer, but milk intake also raises serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I). A high …

The associations of intakes of calcium and vitamin D with colorectal cancer risk were
examined in the Multiethnic Cohort Study (Hawaii and Los Angeles, California). In 1993 …