HealthDay (12/3, Gordon) reported, “People who have been diagnosed with colon cancer have a poorer prognosis if they’re obese or have type 2 diabetes,” according to two studies published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The first study of 2,303 people found that “the risk of dying from colorectal cancer was 35 percent higher” in those who were obese vs. those of a normal weight. The second study of 2,278 people revealed that those “with type 2 diabetes had a 53 percent higher risk of dying from any cause and a 29 percent higher risk of dying from colorectal cancer, compared to people without type 2 diabetes.”
