The role of calcium and vitamin D dietary intake on risk of colorectal cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis of case–control studies

• Published in: Cancer causes & control Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 167 - 182
• Main Authors: Lopez-Caleya, Juan Francisco, Ortega-Valín, Luis, Fernández-Villa, Tania, Delgado-Rodríguez, Miguel, Martín-Sánchez, Vicente, Molina, Antonio José
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.02.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Calcium; Calcium, Dietary; Cancer Research; Case-Control Studies; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal carcinoma; Colorectal Neoplasms - epidemiology; Colorectal Neoplasms - etiology; Colorectal Neoplasms - prevention & control; Dietary intake; Eating; Epidemiology; Hematology; Humans; Meta-analysis; Oncology; Public Health; Review Article; Tumors; Vitamin D; Intake; Calcium; Vitamin D; Case–control study; Colorectal cancer; Meta-analysis

Purpose The aim of this study is to analyze the current evidence about the relationships between calcium/vitamin D and CRC based on case–control studies according to sex, tumor location and continental region to complement the information obtained in meta-analyses of other designs. Methods The artic...