1.   Elizabeth Harrison had extensive surgery for bowel cancer.

2.   Molecular biology of colorectal neoplasia Large bowel cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the western world.

3.   Research shows that a high-fibre diet may protect you from bowel cancer.

4.   Populations at risk for the development of large bowel cancer are also generally at higher risk for development of coronary heart disease.

5.   While some studies indicate a direct or indeed no relation between the serum cholesterol concentration and large bowel cancer, others indicate an inverse relation.

6.   Since then, numerous studies have analysed the relation between serum cholesterol and large bowel cancer.

7.   Large bowel cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the western world.

8.   No one oncogene or tumour supporessor gene has yet been implicated in all large bowel cancers.