Risk of colorectal cancer as much as 80% greater in obese men

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The risk of colorectal cancer is as much as 80 percent greater in obese men than normal weight men according to a paper on obesity and cancer published in the British Medical Journal. REFERENCE

McMillan D, Sattar N, Mcardle CS. ABC of obesity. Obesity and cancer. BMJ. 2006 Nov 25, 333(7578):1109-11.

AUTHOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION

Donald C McMillan
University of Glasgow
Department of Surgery
Royal Infirmary
Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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