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Adenomatous Polyp
New adenomatous polyp study findings recently were reported by E. Botteri and co-researchers
March 25th, 2008
"Through the past 2 decades, a consistent association between cigarette smoking and colorectal. adenomatous polyps, recognized precursor lesions of colorectal cancer, has been shown. We performed a meta-analysis to provide a quantitative pooled risk estimate of the association, focusing on the different characteristics of the study populations, study designs, and clinical feature of the polyps," scientists in Milan, Italy report. "We performed a comprehensive literature search of studies linking cigarette smoking and adenomas. We used random effects models to evaluate pooled relative risks and performed dose-response, heterogeneity, publication bias, and sensitivity...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-03-25)
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