Colon cancer in Appalachian Kentucky: Unique genetic, microbiome and obesity findings in a cohort comparison.

HGG Adv · 2026 · PMC12554973 · PMID 41063459

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Importantly, we observed the “obesity paradox,” wherein obese patients showed a trend toward better OS compared to non-obese patients in the Appalachian cohort.

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