Changing dietary patterns to impact colorectal cancer risk across the globe
When it comes to how diet affects colorectal cancer risk, it\u2019s not just a question of whether you eat your fruits and vegetables. Are you eating the right combinations of foods? How do your dietary patterns influence your metabolism? How does genetics play a role? \n\nDr. Fred Tabung just received an American Cancer Society research grant to explore these questions. He talked about how his study will identify specific groups for which certain dietary patterns might play a significant role in increasing or decreasing colorectal cancer risk. \n\nFred Tabung, PhD, MSPH, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University and the Division of Medical Oncology at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center.\n\n5:30 \u2013 Why the nutritional epidemiology of cancer is important\n\n7:05 \u2013 On some current trends in colorectal cancer diagnosis and mortality\n\n8:48 \u2013 Why he thinks the impact of our habitual dietary patterns on our metabolism and gut microbiome could impact colorectal cancer risk\n\n11:53 \u2013 Why insulin could be important in the development of colorectal cancer\n\n14:40 \u2013 Why it's important to look at food combinations\n\n18:02 \u2013 On his new ACS-funded study that includes more than 700,00 men and women across four continents\u2026\n\n20:00 \u2013 \u2026and how it could lead to exciting new opportunities to impact risk for colorectal cancer through changes to dietary patterns\n\n24:07 \u2013 Some helpful advice about specific healthy food combinations\n\n25:45 \u2013 A message he\u2019d like to share with the donors who made his ACS research grant a reality