Colon cancer

The risk for colon cancer was 25 percent higher for men who were significantly <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="HEDAI0000052" title="Overweight" href="/topic/health/physical-conditions/overweight-HEDAI0000052.topic">overweight</a> or obese at the outset, versus normal-weight men.
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The risk for colon cancer was 25 percent higher for men who were significantly overweight or obese at the outset, versus normal-weight men.

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