The importance of diet in the epidemiology of cancer of the colon and rectum

Authors

  • Eliza da Conceição da Fonseca Lopes Universidade Federal Fluminense; Departamento de Nutrição
  • Sandra Casa Nova Derivi Universidade Federal Fluminense; Departamento de Farmácia
  • Maria Heidi Marques Mendez Universidade Federal Fluminense; Departamento de Farmácia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101984000500011

Keywords:

Epidemiology, Colonic neoplasms, Rectal neoplasms, Food habits, Diet

Abstract

Studies have been made to verify the relation between the environmental factor, diet rich in fat and deficient in fibre, and the epidemiologic distribution of cancer of the colon and rectum. The research emphasizes the differences between the diets of the industrialized and the developing countries, and the influence of religion and migratory movements on the diet usualy associated with incidence of the disease.

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Published

1984-10-01

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 5 (1984)

Section

Current Comments

How to Cite

Lopes, E. da C. da F., Derivi, S. C. N., & Mendez, M. H. M. (1984). The importance of diet in the epidemiology of cancer of the colon and rectum . Revista De Saúde Pública, 18(5), 405-410. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101984000500011