![]() ![]() "However, these studies have so far not taken into account that many affected people lose weight in the years before their colorectal cancer diagnosis," says Hermann Brenner, epidemiologist and prevention expert at the German Cancer Research Center. (Also read: Pele to stay in hospital as his colon cancer worsens all you want to know about colorectal cancer ) ![]() Previous estimates indicate that the risk of colon cancer in obese people is around one-third higher than in normal weight people. This connection is notably evident, for instance, in the cases of colorectal, kidney, and endometrial cancer. The new study demonstrates that inadvertent weight reduction may serve as a precursor to colorectal cancer.(Unsplash)Ī wide variety of malignancies are at risk because of obesity. The new study also demonstrates that inadvertent weight reduction may serve as a precursor to colorectal cancer. When studies simply take into account body weight at the time of diagnosis, the true link between obesity and the risk of colorectal cancer is obscured. ![]() The cause is that a lot of people accidentally lose weight prior to receiving a colon cancer diagnosis. This association has likely been severely underestimated thus far, according to research from the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ). ![]() The risk of colorectal cancer is known to increase with obesity. ![]()
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