Question 291 · LEK · Colorectal cancer
Which of the following does not influence (neither positively or negatively) the risk of colon cancer?
- A. tobacco smoking.
- B. age > 50 years.
- C. aspirin.
- D. obesity.
- E. angiotensin convertase inhibitors or angiotensin receptor antagonists.
Hint
Sort the options into proven risk factors, proven protective factors and drugs with no established effect on colorectal carcinogenesis.
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