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This paper questions whether women who are vigilant in taking insoluble fiber on a daily basis, can help fight off or reduce the development of colorectal cancer. This paper reviews the peer-reviewed and scholarly literature about this topic and is followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion. A personal reaction to the analysis is also included.
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Heart disease, breast and colorectal cancer, and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women are the leading causes of death, disability, and frailty among older women of all races and socioeconomic backgrounds in the United States today (Bowen, Hunt, Kaplan et al. 1997:101). Further, a range of behavioral and lifestyle factors play a powerful role in each of these diseases, and behavioral interventions may be useful for their prevention. As noted above, after lung cancer, colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer in the United States Gaziano & Horowitz 2001) (other authorities, though, report colorectal cancer is third, after lung and breast cancer for women (Bowen, Hunt & Kaplan et al. 1997:114).
According to a recent report in the Journal of Environmental Health (2004), though, "Among white women, lung cancer is the second most common cancer, and colorectal is the third most common cancer. Among black and Asian/Pacific Islander women, colorectal cancer and lung cancer are the second and third most common cancers, respectively" ("U.S. Cancer Incidence: Prostate Cancer and Breast Cancer Are Most Common" 61). Interestingly, Rhode Island reported the highest incidence of colorectal cancer among men, and Alaska the highest incidence rate among women; by contrast, New Mexico reported the lowest incidence rate of colorectal cancer for both men and women in the United States (U.S. Cancer Incidence: Prostate Cancer and Breast Cancer Are Most Common" 61)."

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