Weight in adolescence may affect colorectal cancer risk

Monday, July 24, 2017 - 22:32 in Health & Medicine

A new study has uncovered a link between being overweight or obese in adolescence and an increased risk of developing colon cancer in adulthood. Obesity was also associated with an elevated risk of developing rectal cancer.

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