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Fig. 5.30 A diet rich in fresh fruit and vegetables<br />

is associated with a lower risk of colorectal <strong>cancer</strong>.<br />

LKB1<br />

DPC 4<br />

PTEN<br />

?<br />

NORMAL<br />

EPITHELIUM<br />

p53<br />

PEUTZ-JEGHER SYNDROME<br />

JUVENILE POLYPOSIS SYNDROME<br />

HEREDITARY MIXED POLYPOSIS SYNDROME<br />

COWDEN SYNDROME<br />

1p<br />

poor in vegetables and fibre is associated<br />

with an increased risk of colorectal <strong>cancer</strong>.<br />

Alcohol intake and smoking (for<br />

polyps only) have also been suggested to<br />

increase risk. Conversely, a low fat, high<br />

vegetable and possibly high fibre diet has<br />

a protective effect. Persons with an<br />

increased intake of vitamin D and calcium<br />

have a reduced risk of colon <strong>cancer</strong> [4].<br />

Physical activity is also protective. The<br />

chronic use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory<br />

drugs (NSAIDs) and aspirin is<br />

associated with a significant risk reduction<br />

in certain groups [5] (Chemoprevention,<br />

p151). It has also been suggested<br />

that use of hormone replacement therapy<br />

in postmenopausal women may decrease<br />

the risk of colon <strong>cancer</strong>.<br />

Conditions that predispose to the development<br />

of colorectal <strong>cancer</strong> include<br />

inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn<br />

disease [4]. Patients who have had previous<br />

malignant disease are also at a<br />

greater risk of developing a second colorectal<br />

tumour.<br />

EARLY<br />

INTERMEDIATE SMAD 4 LATE<br />

APC<br />

CTNNB1<br />

ADENOMA KRAS ADENOMA SMAD 2<br />

DCC<br />

ADENOMA p53<br />

Aneuploidy<br />

METAPLASTIC<br />

POLYP<br />

FLAT<br />

ADENOMA<br />

Hypomethylation<br />

BCL 2<br />

C MYC<br />

?<br />

LOW GRADE<br />

DYSPLASIA<br />

EARLY MHAP/<br />

SERRATED<br />

ADENOMA<br />

? progression<br />

Familial<br />

PMS2<br />

PMS1<br />

MLH1<br />

MSH2<br />

GTBP<br />

δ polymerase<br />

HIGH GRADE<br />

DYSPLASIA<br />

INTERMEDIATE<br />

ADENOMA<br />

FLAT<br />

CANCER<br />

LATE RER+<br />

ADENOMA<br />

LATE<br />

ADENOMA<br />

Detection<br />

Bleeding is a common symptom of<br />

advanced <strong>cancer</strong>. Diarrhoea suggests a<br />

right-sided tumour and constipation or<br />

occlusion suggests a left-sided tumour.<br />

However, premalignant lesions (adenomatous<br />

polyps) and <strong>cancer</strong> limited to the<br />

mucosa and submucosa are asymptomatic<br />

as a rule. Thus screening is now proposed<br />

for healthy people, with a view to <strong>cancer</strong><br />

prevention (Screening for colorectal <strong>cancer</strong>,<br />

p163). Appropriate populations for<br />

screening may be those at an average risk<br />

who are above the age of 50, or individuals<br />

selected by a risk factor questionnaire<br />

(which may also be used to search for other<br />

cases in the family of the person examined).<br />

Should the questionnaire findings be<br />

positive, the risk is increased 2.5 fold for<br />

that individual. The questionnaire is included<br />

in the assessment of patients with sporadic<br />

colorectal <strong>cancer</strong>. It also aims to<br />

detect genetic syndromes, transmitted in a<br />

dominant autosomal fashion, which are<br />

much less frequent than sporadic <strong>cancer</strong>.<br />

SPORADIC<br />

CANCER<br />

ULCERATIVE COLITIS-<br />

ASSOCIATED COLORECTAL<br />

CARCINOMA<br />

SPORADIC<br />

CANCER<br />

RER+<br />

CANCER<br />

Fig. 5.31 Putative genetic pathways in colorectal <strong>cancer</strong>. It is thought that the majority of tumours develop according to the original Vogelstein model (bold<br />

arrows). See Multistage carcinogenesis, p 84. MHAP=Mixed hyperplastic adenomatous polyps.<br />

Sporadic<br />

Hypermethylation<br />

TGFBR2<br />

IGFIIR<br />

BAX<br />

E2F4<br />

p15<br />

p16<br />

Bub1<br />

cyclin D1<br />

7q<br />

17q<br />

14q<br />

22q<br />

8p<br />

tPa<br />

CEA<br />

nm23<br />

MMP<br />

E-cadherin<br />

CD44<br />

Colorectal <strong>cancer</strong> 199

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