Carcinoma of the Colon — Association with Low Dietary Vitamin A in Females: Preliminary Communication | Zendy

G.H. Tomkin | Zendy; Louise Scott | Zendy; Christopher Ogbuah | Zendy; M. T. O'Shaughnessy | Zendy

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Carcinoma of the Colon — Association with Low Dietary Vitamin A in Females: Preliminary Communication

Author(s) -

G.H. Tomkin,

Louise Scott,

Christopher Ogbuah,

M. T. O'Shaughnessy

Publication year - 1986

Publication title -

journal of the royal society of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1758-1095

pISSN - 0141-0768

DOI - 10.1177/014107688607900810

Subject(s) - colorectal cancer , medicine , vitamin , carcinoma , cholesterol , feces , endocrinology , excretion , cancer , retinol , bile acid , gastroenterology , physiology , biology , paleontology

Seventeen patients with non-metastatic carcinoma of the colon (9 male, 8 female) were compared with age- and sex-matched controls in a study examining the relationship of diet and altered cholesterol metabolism with carcinoma of the colon. Bile acid excretion in the faeces was significantly less in cancer patients ( P > 0.001), and a significantly lower intake of retinol ( P > 0.01) and vitamin A ( P > 0.05) was demonstrated in female cancer patients. There was no difference between patients and controls in hepatic cholesterol enzyme activity or in fasting plasma lipid levels.

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