INFANTES , Beatriz

Aims: the aim of this study is to analyze colorectal cancer incidence in six American countries in the last decades and its relationship with changes in the dietary habits of the population. Methods: incidence rates, adjusted to worldwide population and according to genders, were obtained for each country from the International Agency for...

Introducción: el cáncer colorrectal es uno de los tumores de mayor incidencia a nivel mundial. Numerosos estudios epidemiológicos han identificado diversos factores de riesgo y protección, muchos de ellos asociados al comportamiento y que, por tanto, son potencialmente evitables o modificables. Este estudio analiza la incidencia de cáncer...

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the incidence of colorectal cancer in 15 European countries in recent decades and the relationship between the incidence found and changes in dietary habits. Methods: Pearson's or Spearman's correlation coefficients were calculated by comparing incidence rates obtained from the International Agency for...