Evidence for Excess Colorectal Cancer Incidence among Asbestos-exposed Men in the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial
Aliyu OA, Cullen MR, Barnett MJ, Balmes JR, Cartmel B, Redlich CA, Brodkin CA, Barnhart S, Rosenstock L, Israel L, Goodman GE, Thornquist MD, Omenn GS. Evidence for Excess Colorectal Cancer Incidence among Asbestos-exposed Men in the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2005, 162: 868-878. PMID: 16177148, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinol Efficacy TrialColorectal cancer riskHeavy smokersColorectal cancerAsbestos exposureRelative riskEfficacy trialsCancer riskBeta caroteneAsbestos-exposed menColorectal cancer incidenceMale heavy smokersProportional hazards modelDose-response trendIntervention armPleural plaquesLung cancerRadiographic changesCancer incidencePulmonary asbestosisHazards modelCancerUS studiesSmokersRisk