sitostanol/colorectal neoplasms

A study in rodent models showed that phytosterols protected against colon carcinogenesis, probably by inhibiting dysregulated cell cycle progression and inducing cellular apoptosis. However, epidemiological studies on the relationship between phytosterols and colorectal cancer risk are quite

BACKGROUND Plant sterols in vegetable foods might prevent colorectal cancer. OBJECTIVE The objective was to study plant sterol intakes in relation to colorectal cancer risk in an epidemiologic study. METHODS The study was performed within the framework of the Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and

Metabolomic analysis of feces may provide insights on colorectal cancer (CRC) if assay performance is satisfactory. In lyophilized feces from 48 CRC cases, 102 matched controls, and 48 masked quality control specimens, 1043 small molecules were detected with a commercial platform. Assay