American College of Cardiology (ACC) 59th Annual Scientific Session
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Mayo Researchers Link Obesity To Worse Outcome In Patients Being Treated For Colon Cancer
It's long been known that obesity is linked to increased risk of developing colon cancer, but now researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Minnesota have found that obesity is associated with worse outcomes in patients who have already been diagnosed and treated for the cancer. The authors found that obesity was significantly associated with a greater number of tumor-containing regional lymph nodes and worse survival rates, independent of other tumor features... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
