Associations of the 2018 World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute of Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) cancer prevention recommendations with stages of colorectal carcinogenesis.

Ane Sørlie KvaernerAstrid Riseth AndersenHege Berg HenriksenMarkus Dines KnudsenAnne Marte Wetting JohansenAnette HjartåkerSiv Kjølsrud BøhnIngvild PaurGro WiedswangSigbjørn SmelandTrine B RoungeRune BlomhoffPaula Berstad

Published in: Cancer medicine (2023)

Adherence to the 2018 WCRF/AICR Score was associated with lower probability of screen-detected advanced precancerous lesions, but not CRC. Although some components of the score seemed to be more influential than others (i.e., alcohol and BMI), taking a holistic approach to cancer prevention is likely the best way to prevent the occurrence of precancerous colorectal lesions.

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