Search for dissertations about: "Prevention of colon cancer"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Prevention of colon cancer.

2. 1. Risk and survival for colorectal cancer in northern Sweden : sociodemographic factors and surveillance programs

   Author : Olle Sjöström; Beatrice S. Melin; Lars H Lindholm; Richard Palmqvist; Johannes Blom; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Colorectal cancer; Risk factors; Cancer epidemiology; Endoscopy general; Health economy; Cancer prevention; Hereditary colorectal; Surveillance colonoscopy; Cancer Epidemiology; cancerepidemiologi; Genetics; genetik; Surgery; kirurgi; Oncology; onkologi;

   Abstract : BackgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) – i.e., cancer in the colon or rectum – is one of the most common cancers both globally and in Sweden. The risk for CRC is mainly related to age, heredity, and life-style risk factors. READ MORE

4. 2. Circulating markers of risk and etiology in colorectal cancer

   Author : Justin Harbs; Sophia Harlid; Bethany van Guelpen; Xijia Liu; Henrik Grönberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Colorectal cancer; CRC; sex hormones; colon cancer; DNA methylation; proteomics; risk; etiology; Cancer Epidemiology; cancerepidemiologi;

   Abstract : Background: Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and women. Worldwide around 2 million individuals are diagnosed each year – a number expected to increase as colorectal cancer risk factors become more prevalent. READ MORE

5. 3. Estrogen receptor beta transcriptional regulation: A potential mechanism for colon cancer prevention

   Author : Rajitha Indukuri; Cecilia Williams; Jason Carroll; KTH; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medical Technology; Medicinsk teknologi;

   Abstract : Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of death from cancer in both men andwomen in the Western world. Improved screening efforts, surveillance, and treatment havereduced CRC mortality in older patients. However, the incidence is increasing in young adults,even in the absence of CRC family history. READ MORE

6. 4. Hereditary colorectal cancer : predisposition and prevention

   Author : Annelie Liljegren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Hereditary colorectal cancer; colonoscopy; adenoma; hyperplastic polyp;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on the clinical results from a ten-year long follow-up surveillance program, including regular colonoscopy, for subjects (n=304, 780 colonoscopies) with increased risk of colorectal cancer, and on psychological aspects of the program. The cohort included persons with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) and persons assumed to be at increased risk of colorectal cancer because they had two (Two close relatives, TCR) or three or more relatives (Hereditary colorectal cancer, HCRC) afflicted with colorectal cancer. READ MORE

7. 5. Dietary prevention of gastrointestinal cancer : epidemiologic studies of fruit, vegetables and cereals

   Author : Paul Terry; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : fruit; vegetables; antioxidants; cereals; dietary fiber; esophageal neoplasms; gastric cardia neoplasms; stomach neoplasms; colorectal neoplasms; gastroesophageal reflux; cohort studies; case-control studies;

   Abstract : The widely accepted inverse associations between fruit, vegetables, dietary fiber and colorectal cancer risk, have recently been called into question. In addition, dietary studies of certain cancers, such as adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and gastric cardia, and prospective cohort studies of stomach cancer, remain scarce. READ MORE