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. 2003 Nov 15;9(11):2469–2473. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i11.2469

Table 2.

Colon tumor incidence, classification, multiplicity, tumor volume and stage in rats treated with DMH followed or not by lactic acid bacteria (22wk)a

Treatment Incidencen (%) Total no.tumors Adenoma No (%) Carcinoma in situ No (%) Carcinoma No (%) Multiplicityb No. Tumor volumemm3 Duke’s stagec
A B C
DMH + lactic acid 9 (90) 28 12 (43) 8 (28.5) 8 (28.5) 3.11 ± 2.00 1.64 ± 1.92 0 2 1
DMH 10 (100) 40 27 (67.5) 3 (7.5) 10 (25) 4.00 ± 2.96 4.31 ± 4.56 0 0 3

a: Values are means ± SD. b: No. of tumors/tumor-bearing rat. c: No. of rats with carcinoma were allocated to one of three tumor stages.