Calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D, dairy products and colorectal carcinogenesis: a French case - control study (original) (raw)

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A protective effect of calcium against colorectal cancer has been described in Anglo-Saxon but not in Latin communities, and no such effect has been observed regarding adenomas. We investigated the relationship between calcium, dairy products and the adenoma-carcinoma sequence in a French region by comparing small adenoma ( < 10 mm, n = 154), large adenoma (n = 208) and polyp-free (n = 426) subjects, and cancer cases (n = 171) with population controls (n = 309). There was no protective effect of calcium against colorectal tumours except for low fat calcium and large adenomas in men (OR for highest quintile = 0.3, P for trend = 0.06). There was even a trend towards an increased risk of cancer with dairy calcium in men and non-dairy calcium in women. Vitamin D was inversely related to the risk of small adenomas in women (OR for highest quintile = 0.4, P for trend = 0.04). Regarding dairy products, only consumption of yoghurt displayed an inverse relationship with risk of large adenomas, in both men and women. These data failed to demonstrate a protective effect of calcium against colorectal carcinogenesis. They suggest that the type of dairy product might be the important factor with regard to prevention of colorectal tumours.

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  1. Registre Bourguignon des Cancers Digestifs, Faculté de Médecine, Dijon, France
    M-C Boutron

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  1. M-C Boutron
  2. J Faivre
  3. P Marteau
  4. C Couillault
  5. P Senesse
  6. V Quipourt

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Boutron, MC., Faivre, J., Marteau, P. et al. Calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D, dairy products and colorectal carcinogenesis: a French case - control study.Br J Cancer 74, 145–151 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1996.330

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