Nerea Becerra-Tomás, Georgios Markozannes, Margarita Cariolou, Katia Balducci, Rita Vieira, Sonia Kiss, Dagfinn Aune, Darren C Greenwood, Laure Dossus, Ellen Copson, Andrew G Renehan, Martijn Bours, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Melissa M Hudson, Anne M May, Folakemi T Odedina, Roderick Skinner, Karen Steindorf, Anne Tjønneland, Galina Velikova, Monica L Baskin, Rajiv Chowdhury, Lynette Hill, Sarah J Lewis, Jaap Seidell, Matty P Weijenberg, John Krebs, Amanda J Cross, Konstantinos K Tsilidis, Doris S M Chan
The adiposity influence on colorectal cancer prognosis remains poorly characterised. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on post-diagnosis adiposity measures (body mass index [BMI], waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, weight) or their changes and colorectal cancer outcomes. PubMed and Embase were searched through 28 February 2022. Random-effects meta-analyses were conducted when at least three studies had sufficient information. The quality of evidence was interpreted and graded by the Global Cancer Update Programme (CUP Global) independent Expert Committee on Cancer Survivorship and Expert Panel...
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