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Host Factors and Lynch Syndrome Patients: Weighing Role of Obesity and Aspirin and Risk of Colorectal Cancer

2015/8/17
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Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) Podcast

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This podcast will discuss the association of obesity and risk of developing colorectal cancer in Lynch syndrome patients based on a manuscript by Mohammad Movahedi and colleagues. In this manuscript, they report an association between obesity and increased risk of colorectal cancer as well as the potential benefit of aspirin to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer in obese Lynch syndrome patients.