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Menopause and colorectal cancer
S Franceschi1, S Gallus, R Talamini
1Servizio di Epidemiologia, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano (PN), Italy.
British Journal of Cancer
|June 6, 2000
Abstract:
Post-menopausal women who have never used hormone replacement therapy have a higher risk of colon, but not rectal, cancer than do premenopausal women of the same age, socio-cultural class and dietary habits. Such risk increase seems to last about 10 years and to be restricted to lean women, a group who have lower levels of oestradiol after ovarian function ceases after menopause.