Adolescent body mass index and risk of colon and rectal cancer in a cohort of 1.79 million Israeli men and women: A population-based study.

Zohar LeviJeremy D KarkLior H KatzGilad TwigEstela DerazneDorit TzurYaara Leibovici WeissmanAdi LeibaIrena LipshiezLital Keinan BokerArnon Afek

Published in: Cancer (2017)

Being overweight or obese in adolescence was associated with an increased risk of subsequent colon cancers in men and women, whereas obesity was associated with rectal cancer. Cancer 2017;123:4022-30. © 2017 American Cancer Society.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
weight loss
papillary thyroid
metabolic syndrome
locally advanced
squamous cell
type diabetes
childhood cancer
weight gain
young adults
insulin resistance
adipose tissue
depressive symptoms
physical activity
bariatric surgery
lymph node metastasis
skeletal muscle