TY - JOUR
T1 - Serum Cholesterol and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer
AU - Holtzman, Eliezer J.
AU - Yaari, Shlomit
AU - Goldbourt, Uri
AU - Törnberg, Sven A.
AU - Holm, Lars Erik
AU - Carstensen, John M.
AU - Eklund, Gunnar A.
PY - 1987/7/9
Y1 - 1987/7/9
N2 - To the Editor: Törnberg et al. (Dec. 25 issue)1 indicated that men with serum cholesterol levels under 225 mg per deciliter are at a relatively reduced risk of colon cancer, although no protection from rectal cancer was found. In 1963 we measured the level of total cholesterol and high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in the serum of 9902 municipal employees and 6562 male civil servants.2 Cancer mortality was ascertained by matching with the Israeli National Mortality Registry, as well as by date of diagnosis, anatomical site, and morphology from the population-based Israeli Cancer Registry.3 Histologic confirmation at biopsy, surgery, or autopsy was….
AB - To the Editor: Törnberg et al. (Dec. 25 issue)1 indicated that men with serum cholesterol levels under 225 mg per deciliter are at a relatively reduced risk of colon cancer, although no protection from rectal cancer was found. In 1963 we measured the level of total cholesterol and high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in the serum of 9902 municipal employees and 6562 male civil servants.2 Cancer mortality was ascertained by matching with the Israeli National Mortality Registry, as well as by date of diagnosis, anatomical site, and morphology from the population-based Israeli Cancer Registry.3 Histologic confirmation at biopsy, surgery, or autopsy was….
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198707093170211
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198707093170211
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AN - SCOPUS:0023202609
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 317
SP - 114
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 2
ER -
