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Colorectal cancer prevention and risk factors

or in large portions, increase the risk of obesity, which in turn increases the risk of cancer. Furthermore, evidence shows that...


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Cancer prevention

evidence shows that weight gain and obesity increases the risk of a number of cancers, including bowel and breast cancer....

Cancer deaths fall, but prevention still lags behind

on the 'big four' risk factors of smoking, obesity, alcohol and physical inactivity. This represents a fundamental shift away...

Abnormal body weight related to increased mortality in colon cancer patients

or "obese," or who had increased abdominal obesity prior to cancer diagnosis seemed to face a greater risk of... weight, underweight, obesity, abdominal obesity, increased mortality, bowel...

Type 2 diabetes and insulin use are associated with colorectal cancer in men

are projected to have the disease by 2030. Obesity, western-style diet and lack of physical activity are established risk factors...

High levels of HDL cholesterol 'may cut colon cancer risk'

cholesterol levels often go hand-in-hand with obesity and this study aimed to find out if this may be behind the cancer...

Poor men more likely to die from bowel cancer

history of bowel cancer and getting older, obesity and diets high in red and processed meat and low in fibre have an important...

Visceral fat causally linked to intestinal cancer

has been some skepticism as to whether obesity per se is a bona fide cancer risk factor, rather than the habits that fuel it,...

Obesity, physical inactivity linked with risk for certain molecular subtype of colorectal cancer

Obesity, physical inactivity linked with risk for certain molecular subtype of... know that exercise and avoiding obesity decrease colorectal cancer risk, but little is known about why,” said Shuji O... obesity, physical inactivity, CTNNB1 expression status, colorectal cancer...

IARC warns 'cancer burden growing at an alarming pace'

measures to promote physical activity and avoid obesity should also be prioritised in relation to cancers such as those of the large...

Very overweight teens may double their risk of bowel cancer in middle age

disease in later life, the study shows. Adult obesity and inflammation have been associated with an increased risk of bowel cancer,... cancer, obesity, overweight, systemic inflammation, erythrocyte sedimentation...

MD Anderson study finds one-third of colorectal cancers diagnosed before age 35 are hereditary

and environmental risk factors, including diet, obesity, smoking and alcohol. These risk factors may compound minor genetic...

Excess weight linked to 8 more cancer types

types of cancer linked to excess weight and obesity: stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, ovary, meningioma (a type of brain... weight, overweight, obesity,...

New research confirms obesity link to 11 cancers

research confirms obesity link to 11... in the British Medical Journal, concluded that obesity is linked to 11... studies from 49 publications that analysed the obesity measurements (such as body mass index, weight gain, and waist circumference)... obesity, cancer risk, oesophageal adenocarcinoma, multiple myeloma, cancers of the...

Where body fat is carried can predict cancer risk

11cm to the waistline increased the risk of obesity related cancers (Note 1) by 13 per cent. For bowel cancer, adding around 8 cm... hip circumference, cancer risk, overweight, obesity...

European colorectal cancer rates in young adults increasing by 6% per year

be related to increasingly sedentary lifestyles, obesity and poor diets, all of which are known colorectal cancer risk factors”,...

Obesity linked to increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer

Obesity linked to increased risk of early-onset colorectal... University. “We hypothesized that the obesity epidemic may partially contribute to this national and global concern in... colorectal cancer, excess weight, overweight, obesity, body mass index...

Millions of Europeans at risk of chronic digestive diseases, new report reveals

and functional GI disorders, as well as obesity, a new report shows... of these foods also increases the prevalence of obesity. Alarmingly, over half (52%) of the EU’s population aged 18 and over is now o... obesity, chronic digestive diseases, children, adults, processed foods, gut microbes,...