A Cautionary Note Regarding Obesity and Young Adult Rectal Cancer

J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 Apr;26(4):927-928. doi: 10.1007/s11605-021-05162-3. Epub 2021 Oct 13.

Authors

Kent J Peterson¹, Jacqueline J Blank¹, Rasika R Deshpande¹, Ying Liu², Carrie Y Peterson¹, Kirk A Ludwig¹, Timothy J Ridolfi³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
² Division of Biostatistics, Department of Health and Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
³ Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, WI, USA. tridolfi@mcw.edu.

PMID: 34647224
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-021-05162-3

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Humans
Obesity / complications
Rectal Neoplasms* / etiology
Young Adult

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