Relation of the Metabolic Syndrome to Incident Colorectal Cancer in Young Adults Aged 20 to 49 Years
Onco-cardiology is the emerging field, and the concept of shared risk factor holds an important position in this field. The increasing prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in young adults is a critical epidemiological issue. Although metabolic syndrome, which is a major risk factor for cardiovascul...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The American journal of cardiology 2021-11, Vol.158, p.132-138 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Onco-cardiology is the emerging field, and the concept of shared risk factor holds an important position in this field. The increasing prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in young adults is a critical epidemiological issue. Although metabolic syndrome, which is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is known to be associated with CRC incidence in middle-aged and elderly individuals, it is unclear whether this association is present in young adults. We assessed whether metabolic syndrome was associated with CRC events in young adults (aged |
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ISSN: | 0002-9149 1879-1913 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.07.049 |