Study links body mass and prediagnosis weight loss to colorectal cancer
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Study links body mass and prediagnosis weight loss to colorectal cancer survival
A new study of patients with colorectal cancer is challenging one of the most counterintuitive observations in cancer epidemiology: the so-called obesity paradox. In many analyses, people who are overweight or obese when diagnosed with cancer appear to survive longer than patients whose body mass index falls within the conventional “healthy” range. The finding has […]
Study links body mass and prediagnosis weight loss to colorectal cancer
A new study of patients with colorectal cancer is challenging one of the most counterintuitive observations in cancer epidemiology: the so-called obesity paradox. In many analyses, people who are overweight or obese when diagnosed with cancer appear to survive longer than patients whose body mass index falls within the conventional “healthy” range. The finding has sometimes been misunderstood as suggesting that excess body weight might protect p…
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