Very obese fare worse after colon cancer diagnosis
15th Nov 2006, 02:39 GMT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese patients are more likely to have a recurrence of colon cancer than their normal-weight counterparts and face an increased risk of dying from the disease, a new study shows.
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