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Colon Cancer Risk Factors
Studies from E. Manerio and colleagues provide new data on colon cancer risk factors
March 22nd, 2008
Scientists discuss in 'Shellfish consumption: a major risk factor for colorectal cancer' new findings in colon cancer. "In the last decades, relevant efforts have been made to reduce the cancer incidence in the European Union. The prevention programmes against cancer have obtained satisfactory results except for colorectal cancer (CRC)," scientists in Madrid, Spain report. "Identification of risk factors is primordial to plan preventive strategies for CRC. We hypothesize that shellfish consumption is increasing CRC incidence. DSP toxins, present in some seafood products, seem to behave like tumor agents. There are no relevant studies on real health-risk of consuming DSP...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-03-22)
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