Phenolphthalein-Containing Laxative Use in Relation to Adenomatous Colorectal Polyps in Three Studies
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Phenolphthalein-containing laxative use in relation to adenomatous colorectal polyps in three studies.
Phenolphthalein, the active ingredient in many laxatives, was recently found to be a carcinogen in animal models. Human data suggest a laxative-colon cancer association, but few data specifically address the effects of phenolthalein-containing laxatives. We examined use of phenolphtalein-containing laxatives in relation to occurrence of adenomatous colorectal polyps in data from three case-cont...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0091-6765
DOI: 10.2307/3433899