Should belly fat prompt early colon cancer screens?
08.11.10
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(Reuters Health) – A large waistline more than doubles the risk that people in their 40s will develop precancerous cells in the colon, according to Korean researchers.
The chances of finding abnormal cells during a screening test were just as good in younger men with too much belly fat as in slimmer men over 50.
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