Meat Consumption in Relation to Colorectal Cancer Incidence in Anatomical Subsites in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the literature, the consumption of red and processed meat is associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence. It still remains unclear whether the associations of different types of meat intake with CRC vary by subsite of the colorectum.

Objectives

We investigated the association of red, white, and processed meat intakes with CRC incidence across anatomical subsites of the colon and rectum.

Methods

We analyzed data from 454,505 cancer-free adults in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study cohort. During 6,896,619 person-years of follow-up, 9,461 CRC cases were diagnosed. Type and amount of meat consumed were assessed via food frequency questionnaire. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate associations of meat intake,

SUBMITTER: Zouiouich S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12482314 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature