Colorectal cancer etiology

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So in patients with cancer, further evaluation with MR for exact determination of the etiology of such lesions may be pivotal for defining prognosis and therapy (Ward et al. 1999). A delay in diagnosis and treatment should particularly avoided in colorectal cancer patients with small lesions, who would be candidates for liver surgery (Fig. 19.14). 

Table 1 Effects of dietary fiber and resistant starch that could impact on the etiology of colorectal cancer...

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