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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2003 95(2):169; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.2.169
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 95, No. 2, 169, January 15, 2003
© 2003 Oxford University Press

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Re: Calcium Intake and Risk of Colon Cancer in Women and Men

Harold L. Newmark, Steven J. Shiff

Affiliations of authors: H. L. Newmark, Laboratory of Cancer Research, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ; S. J. Shiff, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ.

Correspondence to: Harold L. Newmark, D.Sci. (Hon.), Laboratory of Cancer Research, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854–8020 (e-mail: p.newmark@worldnet.att.net).

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In a recent article, Wu et al. (1) reported findings from two large-scale, prospective studies in women (Nurses‘ Health Study) and men (Health Professionals Follow-up Study) showing that higher calcium intake was associated with a statistically significantly reduced risk of distal colon cancer, but not of proximal colon cancer. The authors found a 40%–50% lower risk of distal colon cancer . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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