Colon cancer and large bowel function in Denmark and Finland

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Colon cancer and large bowel function in Denmark and Finland. / Cummings, J H; Branch, W J; Bjerrum, L; Paerregaard, A; Helms, P; Burton, R.

In: Nutrition and Cancer, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1982, p. 61-66.

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Cummings, JH, Branch, WJ, Bjerrum, L, Paerregaard, A, Helms, P & Burton, R 1982, 'Colon cancer and large bowel function in Denmark and Finland', Nutrition and Cancer, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 61-66.

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Cummings, J. H., Branch, W. J., Bjerrum, L., Paerregaard, A., Helms, P., & Burton, R. (1982). Colon cancer and large bowel function in Denmark and Finland. Nutrition and Cancer, 4(1), 61-66.

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Cummings JH, Branch WJ, Bjerrum L, Paerregaard A, Helms P, Burton R. Colon cancer and large bowel function in Denmark and Finland. Nutrition and Cancer. 1982;4(1):61-66.

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Cummings, J H ; Branch, W J ; Bjerrum, L ; Paerregaard, A ; Helms, P ; Burton, R. / Colon cancer and large bowel function in Denmark and Finland. In: Nutrition and Cancer. 1982 ; Vol. 4, No. 1. pp. 61-66.

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abstract = "Stool weight and transit time through the gut were measured in 4 groups of 30 men, aged 50-59 years, randomly selected from populations in urban (Copenhagen) and rural (Them) Denmark and urban (Helsinki) and rural (Parikkala) Finland. These populations exhibited a 3-4 fold difference in risk for large bowel cancer. Mean transit time (37 +/- 1 hours, Copenhagen; 43 +/- 1 hours, Helsinki; 40 +/- 1 hours, Them; 37 +/- 1 hours, Parikkala) was not significantly different among populations, but average 24-hour stool weights (136 +/- 13 g, Copenhagen; 176 +/- 17 g, Helsinki; 169 +/- 16 g, Them; 196 +/- 15 g, Parikkala) were different and had a significant inverse relationship to total large bowel cancer incidence, with larger stool weights being found in the low-risk population. A high proportion of study subjects, especially in Finland, were found to be taking medication or to have a history of gastrointestinal illness, but neither of these variables related to bowel habit.",
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N2 - Stool weight and transit time through the gut were measured in 4 groups of 30 men, aged 50-59 years, randomly selected from populations in urban (Copenhagen) and rural (Them) Denmark and urban (Helsinki) and rural (Parikkala) Finland. These populations exhibited a 3-4 fold difference in risk for large bowel cancer. Mean transit time (37 +/- 1 hours, Copenhagen; 43 +/- 1 hours, Helsinki; 40 +/- 1 hours, Them; 37 +/- 1 hours, Parikkala) was not significantly different among populations, but average 24-hour stool weights (136 +/- 13 g, Copenhagen; 176 +/- 17 g, Helsinki; 169 +/- 16 g, Them; 196 +/- 15 g, Parikkala) were different and had a significant inverse relationship to total large bowel cancer incidence, with larger stool weights being found in the low-risk population. A high proportion of study subjects, especially in Finland, were found to be taking medication or to have a history of gastrointestinal illness, but neither of these variables related to bowel habit.

AB - Stool weight and transit time through the gut were measured in 4 groups of 30 men, aged 50-59 years, randomly selected from populations in urban (Copenhagen) and rural (Them) Denmark and urban (Helsinki) and rural (Parikkala) Finland. These populations exhibited a 3-4 fold difference in risk for large bowel cancer. Mean transit time (37 +/- 1 hours, Copenhagen; 43 +/- 1 hours, Helsinki; 40 +/- 1 hours, Them; 37 +/- 1 hours, Parikkala) was not significantly different among populations, but average 24-hour stool weights (136 +/- 13 g, Copenhagen; 176 +/- 17 g, Helsinki; 169 +/- 16 g, Them; 196 +/- 15 g, Parikkala) were different and had a significant inverse relationship to total large bowel cancer incidence, with larger stool weights being found in the low-risk population. A high proportion of study subjects, especially in Finland, were found to be taking medication or to have a history of gastrointestinal illness, but neither of these variables related to bowel habit.

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