Etiology of colon cancer--current aspects
Schramm, T.; Ziebarth, D.; Denner, J.
Zentralblatt für Chirurgie 110(2-3): 72-75
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-409X PMID: 2984860 Document Number: 245306
Multiple factors such as tumour initiating, tumour promoting, tumour inhibiting are known to be involved in the aetiological process of most colon tumours. Dominant factors are associated with life style habits. Yet in spite of many experimental and epidemiological data it has not been possible, hitherto to give convincing recommendations for the primary prevention of this type of tumours.