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Long‐term weight loss after colorectal cancer diagnosis is associated with lower survival: The Colon Cancer Family Registry

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Body weight is associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk and survival, but to the authors' knowledge, the impact of long‐term postdiagnostic weight change is unclear. Herein, the authors investigated whether… Click to show full abstract

Body weight is associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk and survival, but to the authors' knowledge, the impact of long‐term postdiagnostic weight change is unclear. Herein, the authors investigated whether weight change over the 5 years after a diagnosis of CRC is associated with survival.

Keywords: long term; weight; colorectal cancer; cancer; survival

Journal Title: Cancer
Year Published: 2017

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