Studies of colon cancer risk in males have reported strong positive associations with obesity, particularly with central adiposity. The association has been weaker and less consistent for women. In a prospective cohort study of women, body measurements were taken directly; fat mass and fat-free mass
Body size and composition and risk of rectal cancer (Australia)
β Scribed by Robert J. MacInnis; Dallas R. English; Andrew M. Haydon; John L. Hopper; Dorota M. Gertig; Graham G. Giles
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 121 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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