Plasma insulin-like growth factor 1, insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3, and risk of colorectal cancer: a prospective study in northern Sweden

Background: Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) has antiapoptotic and mitogenic effects on various cell types, and raised IGF-1 levels are increasingly being implicated as potential risk factors for cancer.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Palmqvist, R, Hallmans, G, Rinaldi, S, Biessy, C, Stenling, R, Riboli, E, Kaaks, R
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Copyright 2002 by Gut 2002
Subjects:
Colorectal Cancer
Northern Sweden
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1773192
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11950809
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Summary:Background: Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) has antiapoptotic and mitogenic effects on various cell types, and raised IGF-1 levels are increasingly being implicated as potential risk factors for cancer.

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