Obesity Is Associated with Early Onset of Gastrointestinal Cancers in California

• Hoofdauteurs: Yen-Yi Juo (Auteur), Melinda A. Maggard Gibbons (Auteur), Erik Dutson (Auteur), Anne Y. Lin (Auteur), Jane Yanagawa (Auteur), O. Joe Hines (Auteur), Guido Eibl (Auteur), Yijun Chen (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background. Although it is well known that obesity is a risk factor for gastrointestinal (GI) cancer, it is not well established if obesity can cause earlier GI cancer onset. Methods. A cross-sectional study examining the linked 2004-2008 California Cancer Registry Patient Discharge Database was per...