Fruit and vegetable consumption and the risk of proximal colon, distal colon and rectal cancers in a case-control study in Western Australia.

Published: Oct. 12, 2017, noon

Authors: Neeltje Annema, Jane S. Heyworth, Sarah A. McNaughton, Barry Iacopetta, and Lin Fritschi. Video: Investigators from the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, University of Western Australia and Deakin University discuss the links between fruit and vegetable consumption and three cancers occurring in different parts of the bowel: proximal colon cancer, distal colon cancer, and rectal cancer. Their research indicates that effects on colorectal cancer appear to differ by site of origin and type of fruit and vegetable. October 2011 (Vol. 111, Issue 10, Pages 1479-1490).