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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2005 97(3):233-234; doi:10.1093/jnci/dji033
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© 2005 Oxford University Press

CORRESPONDENCE

RESPONSE: Re: Heme Iron, Zinc, Alcohol Consumption, and Risk of Colon Cancer

Duk-Hee Lee, David R. Jacobs, Jr., Kristin E. Anderson

Affiliations of authors: Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea (DHL); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (DRJ,KEA); Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway (DRJ)

Correspondence to: Kristin E. Anderson, PhD, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South 2nd St., Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454 (e-mail: anderson_k@epi.umn.edu).

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Our recent publication (1) linking heme iron positively and dietary zinc inversely with colon cancer among alcohol drinkers was based on biologically driven hypotheses. Our analysis involved the study of interactions, which, in the absence of a biologic basis, are difficult to replicate due to low statistical power. Therefore, we read with interest the letter from Larsson et al. . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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Re: Heme Iron, Zinc, Alcohol Consumption, and Risk of Colon Cancer
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