Poorer survival in obese colorectal cancer patients possibly linked to lower chemotherapy doses

(European Society for Medical Oncology) Obese patients with colorectal cancer receive lower cumulative doses of adjuvant chemotherapy, relative to their body surface area (BSA), than non-obese patients, show results from a large meta-analysis reported at the ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer 2021.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news