Adult height and risk of colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of ten population-based cohort studies in Japan.
Rachana Manandhar ShresthaTetsuya MizoueZobida IslamYukino KawakatsuHidemi ItoKeiko WadaChisato NagataLing ZhaTetsuhisa KitamuraRitsu SakataTakashi KimuraYumi SugawaraIchiro TsujiRen SatoNorie SawadaShoichiro TsuganeYingsong LinIsao OzeSarah Krull AbeMamami InouePublished in: Journal of epidemiology (2023)
This pooled analysis confirms the link between tall stature and a higher risk of CRC and colon cancer (especially distal colon) among the Japanese and adds evidence to support the use of adult height to identify those at a higher risk of CRC.