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Eating Fiber Supplements With Your Junk Food Is Not Enough To Prevent Colon Cancer
A diet high in fiber is not enough to prevent the intestinal changes that often lead to colon cancer, report two large studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). The doctors in both NEJM studies chose recurrence of polyps (adenomas) as the primary outcome, because adenomas are considered precursors of many colon cancers and appear faster than the cancers do. Researchers selected subjects who already had developed adenomas, because these subjects were more likely to have them again. This made it easier to evaluate the effects of different treatments; the study only needed to last for a few years to evaluate the results. Colon cancer is the second major cause of cancer in the US (after lung cancer). About 130,000 A... [Cancercompass News: Cancer Nutrition]
Posted November 2004 | Permanent Link
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