Laake, Ida; Larsen, Inger Kristin; Selmer, Randi; Thune, Inger; Veierød, Marit Bragelien (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-07-07)
Background:<br>
Whether excess body weight influences colorectal cancer (CRC) survival is unclear. We studied pre-diagnostic body mass index (BMI) and weight change in relation to CRC-specific mortality among incident CRC cases within a large, Norwegian cohort.<br>
Methods:<br>
Participants’ weight was measured at health examinations up to three times between 1974 and 1988. CRC cases were ...