Prevention and Screening of Colorectal Cancer - Related Resources

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Dietary fibre may not be effective in the prevention of colorectal adenomas and carcinomas in the very short term (2 to 4 years follow up) Dietary Fibre for the Prevention of Colorectal Adenomas and Carcinomas.
Daily intake of 1 gr dietary calcium may have moderate protective effect on development of colorectal adenomatous polyps Dietary Calcium Supplementation for Preventing Colorectal Cancer.
Antioxidant supplements have no preventive effect on gastrointestinal cancers. The potential cancer preventive effect of selenium should be studied further Antioxidant Supplements for Preventing Gastrointestinal Cancers.

High dietary garlic consumption seems to be associated with decreased risks of laryngeal, gastric, colorectal, and endometrial cancers and adenomatous colorectal polyps but evidence from controlled studies is lacking Garlic: Protective Effects Against Cancer.
Colonoscopy may be better than fiberosigmoidoscopy in screening first-degree relatives of patients with colorectal cancer, but there are no studies documenting decreased overall mortality in screened relatives .

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