Gender, anthropometric factors and risk of colorectal cancer with particular reference to tumour location and TNM stage: a cohort study

Gender, anthropometric factors and risk of colorectal cancer with particular reference to tumour location and TNM stage: a cohort study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It remains unclear whether the increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) associated with obesity differs by gender, distribution of fat, tumour location and clinical (TNM) stage. The primary aim of this study was to examine these ass...

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Main Authors: Brändstedt Jenny, Wangefjord Sakarias, Nodin Björn, Gaber Alexander, Manjer Jonas, Jirström Karin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Online Access:http://www.bsd-journal.com/content/3/1/23

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