Clinical stages of colorectal cancer diagnosed in obese and overweight individuals in the Polish Colonoscopy Screening Program.
Piotr SpychalskiJarek KobielaPaulina WieszczyMichał F KamińskiJarosław RegułaPublished in: United European gastroenterology journal (2019)
Obese screenees present with a less advanced disease in comparison to non-obese. Moreover, survival stratified by clinical stage seems to not be influenced by BMI category. Therefore, a higher proportion of early diagnosed cancers can potentially create a survival benefit in this group.