High weight associated with risk of colorectal tumors without microsatellite instability
Saturday, March 6, 2010 - 04:21
in Health & Medicine
The increased risk of colorectal cancer associated with obesity may be largely restricted to tumors that have no or low microsatellite instability (MSI), a common condition in most colorectal cancers, according to a new study published online March 8 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.