VIDEO: Height may increase risk for colorectal cancer, adenoma

In a Healio video exclusive, Gerard Mullin, MD, associate professor of gastroenterology and hepatology at Johns Hopkins University, told Healio that taller adults may have an increased risk for colorectal cancer.
To determine whether adult-attained height associated with risk for CRC or adenoma development, Mullin and colleagues conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 47 observational studies involving 280,644 cases of CRC and 14,139 cases of colorectal adenoma. Because the definition of “tallness” is different around the world, the Johns Hopkins team compared the

In a Healio video exclusive, Gerard Mullin, MD, associate professor of gastroenterology and hepatology at Johns Hopkins University, told Healio that taller adults may have an increased risk for colorectal cancer.
To determine whether adult-attained height associated with risk for CRC or adenoma development, Mullin and colleagues conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 47 observational studies involving 280,644 cases of CRC and 14,139 cases of colorectal adenoma. Because the definition of “tallness” is different around the world, the Johns Hopkins team compared the