Open AccessAmong 4 Diet Quality Indexes, Only the Alternate Mediterranean Diet Score Is Associated with Better Colorectal Cancer Survival and Only in African American Women in the Multiethnic Cohort
Author(s) -
Simone Jacobs,
Brook E. Harmon,
Nicholas J. Ollberding,
Lynne R. Wilkens,
Kristine R. Monroe,
Laurence N. Kolonel,
Loı̈c Le Marchand,
Carol J. Boushey,
Gertraud Maskarinec
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.3945/jn.116.234237
Subject(s) - colorectal cancer , medicine , cohort , mediterranean diet , diet and cancer , cancer , cohort study , gerontology , demography , environmental health , oncology , sociology
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States, with a 5-y survival rate of ∼65%. Therefore, the identification of modifiable health factors to improve CRC survival is crucial.
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