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Medicine’s Siran Koroukian discusses how obesity can lead to cancer

As Americans get heavier, obesity-linked cancers may strike earlier

ReutersSiran Koroukian, associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, discussed how obesity can lead to cancer, and how weight loss can help mitigate the risk that those who are obese develop cancer. Koroukian served as lead author on research related to the topic.