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Colorectal cancer is one of the commonest cancers in developed countries and worldwide, there are over 500,000 new cases each year [1] and over 300,000 deaths are directly attributable to this cancer. An understanding of the causes and the possibilities for prevention of this cancer are therefore of global interest and importance. This communication outlines “The Melbourne Colorectal Cancer Study” and the major findings of the study so far, focuses in detail on the nutritional findings of the study and then compares these to an overview of the literature during the previous 25 years, to conclude with our current understanding of the nutritional causes of large bowel cancer. |
