An examination between census tract unhealthy food availability and colorectal cancer incidence.

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Abstract

Unhealthy food environments may be associated with higher risks of developing diet-related cancers, such as, colorectal cancer. We conducted an ecological analysis to evaluate the relationship between the local food environment and colorectal cancer incidence overall and separately for males and females.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Cancer Epidemiol

Title: Cancer epidemiology

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1877-783X

ISSN (Print): 1877-7821

Publication date (Electronic): August 2020

Volume: 67

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[1 ] Department of Preventative Medicine and Population Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States. Electronic address: degibson@utmb.edu.

[2 ] Department of Preventative Medicine and Population Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.

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Publisher Item ID: S1877-7821(20)30095-3 Mid ID: NIHMS1703019

DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2020.101761

PMC ID: 8287297

PubMed ID: 32559677

SO-VID: f08895e8-97b4-4405-82a4-62fca16aa67c

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Keywords: Colorectal neoplasms,Environment,Food,Incidence

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Keywords: Colorectal neoplasms, Environment, Food, Incidence

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