Metabolic syndrome ups colorectal cancer risk
Monday, October 6, 2008 - 08:07
in Health & Medicine
In a large U.S. population-based study presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, metabolic syndrome patients had a 75 percent higher risk of colorectal cancer compared to those without metabolic syndrome.
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