ArticleCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie2015
Is obesity associated with advanced stage or grade of colon cancer?
Article in Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Gut microbiota affects the progression of colorectal cancer under the intervention of exercise.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Assessment of Body Mass Index, Polygenic Risk Score, and Development of Colorectal Cancer.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- The Impact of Body Mass Index on the Clinicopathological and Prognostic Factors of Colorectal Cancer in Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2020Article
- Clinical Significance of Gender and Body Mass Index in Asian Patients with Colorectal Cancer.Journal of Cancer · 2019Article
- Association between Dietary and Lifestyle Indices and Colorectal Cancer in Oman: A Case-Control StudyAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2018Article
- Visceral Obesity Predicts Fewer Lymph Node Metastases and Better Overall Survival in Colon Cancer.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2015Article
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Abstract
Population-based studies from Europe have suggested that obesity is associated with more advanced stage colorectal cancer on presentation. Obesity is an even more prevalent issue in North America, but comparable data on associations with cancer are lacking. We reviewed the cases of 672 patients with colon cancer diagnosed between 2004 and 2008 in the province of Manitoba who underwent surgical resection at a Winnipeg Regional Health Authority–affiliated hospital. We tested if obesity was associated with more advanced cancer stage or grade. On multivariate analysis, after adjusting for age, sex,tumour location and socioeconomic status, we were unable to show any significant associations between body mass index of 30 or more and advanced stage or grade cancer on presentation. The reasons for the lack of association are likely multifactorial, including the pathophysiology of the disease and process factors, such as screening habits and colonoscopic diagnostic success rates in obese patients.
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