Sporadic colorectal cancer – factors modulating individual susceptibility to cancer

Justyna Gil; Agnieszka Stembalska; Izabela Łaczmańska; Maria Sąsiadek

doi:10.5114/wo.2010.14132

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Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia

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Sporadic colorectal cancer – factors modulating individual susceptibility to cancer

Justyna Gil

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Agnieszka Stembalska

,

Izabela Łaczmańska

,

Maria Sąsiadek

Współczesna Onkologia (2010) vol. 14; 3 (211–216)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/wo.2010.14132

Online publish date: 2010/06/11

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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a serious epidemiological problem in developed countries due to the growing incidence of CRC and low percentage of 5-year survival of patients with CRC. A large proportion of CRCs (approx. 70%) are sporadic with the aetiology remaining unexplained. Risk of CRC is mainly modulated by individual susceptibility to cancer development, shaped by the interplay between genetic and environmental factors. At present it is widely accepted that low penetration gene polymorphisms (e.g. DNA repair genes) are the main genetic factor in modulation of individual susceptibility. However, diet is considered as the most important environmental factor (over-consumption of omega-6 fats and red meat, diet poor in fruits and vegetables).

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Sporadic colorectal cancer – factors modulating individual susceptibility to cancer

Justyna Gil , Agnieszka Stembalska , Izabela Łaczmańska , Maria Sąsiadek

colorectal cancer (CRC), low penetration genes, gene polymorphism, diet

Justyna Gil

,

Agnieszka Stembalska

,

Izabela Łaczmańska

,

Maria Sąsiadek