Gastroenterology
Is height a risk factor for colorectal adenoma?
Jeung Hui Pyo, Sung Noh Hong, Byung-Hoon Min, Dong Kyung Chang, Hee Jung Son, Poong-Lyul Rhee, Jae J. Kim, Young-Ho Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):653-659. Published online December 23, 2015
Background/Aims: Although it is generally known that the risk for all types of cancer increases with adult height, combined and for several common site-specific cancers (including colon and rectal), evidence is limited for adenomas, which are precursors to colorectal cancer. We evaluated the associa..
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