Colon cancer in a low-risk population.
Data are presented on colon mortality in Utah. For the years 1950 to 1969, the state population had 34% fewer deaths from colon cancer than the average United States population. Colon cancer incidence was also studied for the years 1966 to 1970, both for the state and for a large subgroup (Mormons) who abstain from tobacco and alcohol for religious reasons; the colon cancer incidence of Mormons was 37% below the United States average, and that of non-Mormons was 18% below the United States average. A preliminary dietary survey found little difference in meat, fat, and fiber consumption between the population of Utah and that of the United States as a whole.
D002835:Christianity; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012306:Risk; D014589:Utah