Relationship between anthropometric factors, radiation exposure, and colon cancer incidence in the Life Span Study cohort of atomic bomb survivors

Erin O. Semmens,Kenneth J. Kopecky,Eric J. Grant,Robert W. Mathes,Nobuo Nishi,Hiromi Sugiyama,Hiroko Moriwaki,Ritsu Sakata,Midori Soda,Fumiyoshi Kasagi,Michiko Yamada,Saeko Fujiwara,Masazumi Akahoshi,Scott Davis,Kazunori Kodama,Christopher I. Li

Relationship between anthropometric factors, radiation exposure, and colon cancer incidence in the Life Span Study cohort of atomic bomb survivors

2013

Erin O. Semmens
Kenneth J. Kopecky
Eric J. Grant
Robert W. Mathes
Nobuo Nishi
Hiromi Sugiyama
Hiroko Moriwaki
Ritsu Sakata
Midori Soda
Fumiyoshi Kasagi
Michiko Yamada
Saeko Fujiwara
Masazumi Akahoshi
Scott Davis
Kazunori Kodama
Christopher I. Li

Purpose We examined colon cancer risk in atomic bomb survivors to investigate whether excess body weight after the bombings alters sensitivity to radiation effects.

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Cohort
Anthropometry
Gynecology
Body mass index
Colorectal cancer
Radiation
Nuclear medicine
Medicine
Body weight
Radiation exposure
life span
Gerontology
Diabetes mellitus
Oncology
Internal medicine

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