Is there a relationship between diet, obesity and colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
From Health Newsfeed – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts by Johns Hopkins Medicine
June 11, 2026 · 1 min
About this episode
The episode discusses a study on the relationship between diet, obesity, and colorectal cancer in younger individuals.
A new, comprehensive study takes a look at lifestyle factors and colorectal cancer in younger people and fails to find a relationship. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins says he thinks it may be more subtle and … Is there a relationship between diet, obesity and colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »
People in this episode
Host: Elizabeth Tracey
Topics covered
- diet
- obesity
- colorectal cancer
- lifestyle factors
- younger people
Keywords
- diet
- obesity
- colorectal cancer
- lifestyle factors
- study
- William Nelson
- Kimmel Cancer Center
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins
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