Dietary intake of total, heme and non-heme iron and the risk of colorectal cancer in a European prospective cohort study.
Elom Kouassivi AglagoAmanda J CrossElio RiboliVeronika FedirkoDavid J HughesAgnes FournierPaula JakszynHeinz FreislingMarc J GunterChristina Catherine DahmKim OvervadAnne TjønnelandCecilie KyrøMarie-Christine Boutron-RuaultJoseph A RothwellGianluca SeveriVerena KatzkeBernard SrourMatthias B SchulzeClemens WittenbecherDomenico PalliSabina SieriFabrizio PasanisiRosario TuminoFulvio RicceriBas Bueno-de-MesquitaJeroen W G DerksenGuri SkeieTorill Enget JensenMarko LukicMaria-Jose SánchezPilar AmianoSandra Colorado-YoharAurelio BarricarteUlrika EricsonBethany van GuelpenKeren PapierAnika KnuppelCorinne CasagrandeInge HuybrechtsAlicia K HeathKonstantinos K TsilidisMazda JenabPublished in: British journal of cancer (2023)
Our findings suggest potential sex-specific CRC risk associations for higher iron consumption that may differ by dietary sources.