Overweight and obese physicians were less likely to talk to their patients about weight loss and felt less confident doing so, according to findings in Obesity.
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A new study found intake of omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as those found in fish, can protect against developing colon polyps, according to findings published in the American Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Researchers found adiponectin, a protein, increased in women after gastric bypass and was associated with greater weight loss, according to a BMC Research Notes report.
Repeated flexible sigmoidoscopy screening increased the detection of colorectal cancer or advanced adenoma in women by one-fourth and in men by one-third, according findings published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Weight-loss surgeons from across the United States have banded together in a letter to U.S. House members, in which they criticize surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising for Lap-Band surgery, according to an LA Times report.
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Researchers at the American University in Cairo found a 2,200-year-old mummy had prostate cancer, which suggests the disease is caused by genetics not environment, according to an Associated Press report on Fox.com.
People with a family history of colon cancer and who drink an average of 30 or more grams of alcohol per day have an increased risk of colon cancer, according to a Boston University Medical Center news release.
Bariatric surgeons at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus found adolescents who underwent weight-loss surgery lost excess body weight and showed improvement in many obesity-related diseases within the first or second year following surgery, according to a hospital news release.
A recent study of more than 1 million Americans found a link between obesity and self-reported pain, according to findings published in the Obesity journal.
A new study found that of 19 national guideline-recommended preventive services, screening tests for colorectal cancer were most likely to be completed, according to findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.