Oxford A new study has put some insight on the link between weight loss and cancer risk.  Obese and overweight adults who lose weight may have a lower risk of getting colorectal adenoma, a benign growth or polyp in the colon or rectum that can evolve to colorectal cancer, according to a study published in 'JNCI Cancer Spectrum' by Oxford University Press.

Colorectal cancer is the third most frequent cancer in men and women in the United States, and the third greatest cause of cancer death.

Obesity has increased in the United States and around the world in the last 30 years, leading to an increase in the development of several chronic diseases. Obesity has long been recognised as a risk factor for colorectal adenoma and cancer.

Overweight and obese patients are frequently advised by doctors to lose weight. Although weight loss is known to have some health benefits, the question of whether it can lessen the risk of colorectal adenoma has remained unanswered. The majority of studies have only looked at colorectal adenoma risk in connection to obesity or BMI measured at a single moment in time, with fewer studies looking at the influence of weight change.

The Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial used self-reported weight data to investigate weight change (including both weight gain and weight loss) during three periods of adulthood

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