Rectal Cancer

New rectal cancer research from S.C. Larsson and colleagues discussed

Published in Cancer Weekly, December 18th, 2007

According to a study from Stockholm, Sweden, "Whereas obesity has been associated with an increased risk of colon cancer in men, a weak or no association has been observed in women. Results for rectal cancer have also been inconsistent."

"The objective was to perform a meta-analysis to summarize the available evidence from prospective studies on the associations of overall and abdominal obesity with the risk of colon and rectal cancer. We searched MEDLINE (1966-April 2007) and the references of the retrieved articles. Study-specific relative risks (RRs) were pooled by using a random-effects model. Thirty prospective studies were included in the metaanalysis of body mass...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2007-12-18)

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