"Glucose Intolerance and Adenomas of the Sigmoid Colon in Japanese Men (Japan)."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Cancer Causes & Control, "Objectives: The purpose was to investigate the relation between glucose tolerance and risk of sigmoid colon adenomas, a well-established precancerous lesion, in Japanese men. Methods: In the consecutive series of 7,637 men aged 48 to 59 years who received a pre-retirement health examination at four hospitals of the Self Defense Forces (SDF) in Japan from 1986 to 1994, we identified 821 cases of sigmoid colon adenomas and 4,372 controls with normal sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy at 60 cm or more from the anus. Glucose tolerance status was classified as normal, impaired glucose tolerance...

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