Childhood Body Mass Index Is Associated with Risk of Adult Colon Cancer in Men: An Association Modulated by Pubertal Change in Body Mass Index.

Jimmy CelindClaes OhlssonMaria BygdellMaria NethanderJenny M Kindblom

Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2019)

Further studies should evaluate prepubertal childhood BMI in relation to pubertal BMI change and BMI in middle age for the risk of colon cancer.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight gain
childhood cancer
physical activity
early life
young adults
middle aged
case control