Calcium Intake and Survival after Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Although evidence suggests an inverse association between calcium intake and colorectal cancer incidence, the influence of calcium on survival after colorectal cancer diagnosis remains unclear.Experimental Design: We prospectively assessed the association of postdiagnostic calcium intake with colorectal cancer-specific and overall mortality among 1,660 nonmetastatic colorectal cancer patients within the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Patients completed a validated food frequency questionnaire between 6 months and 4 years after diagnosis and were followed up for death. Multivariable hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated using Cox proportional hazards regression.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Yang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7023298 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature