Year: 2013
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is highly prevalent in Western society with more than 14,000 diagnoses and 4,000 deaths in Australia annually.CRC is caused by both genetic and environmental risk factors, with a number of population studies linking high dietary iron and elevated body iron stores with increased CRC risk.The iron overload disorder, hereditary haemochromatosis, is associated with increased risk of CRC, as are inflammatory bowel diseases including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.A better understanding of the
Author: Jessica Katy Skelton
Language: English
Subfield: Hematology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W234148781