Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Oncology
Manuscript ID	109843
Country	Taiwan

Category	Oncology
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Novel approach to risk stratification: Integrating waist-hip ratio for predicting advanced colorectal neoplasia
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Arvind Mukundan, Devansh Gupta, Riya Karmakar and Hsiang Chen Wang
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Corresponding Author	Hsiang Chen Wang, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, No. 168 University Road, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan. hcwang@ccu.edu.tw
Key Words	Colorectal cancer; Advanced colorectal neoplasia; Risk prediction model; Waist-hip ratio; Central obesity; Colonoscopy screening; Cancer risk stratification; Visceral adiposity; Predictive analytics; Precision oncology
Core Tip	This work presents a novel approach to estimate the risk of advanced colorectal neoplasia by means of waist-hip ratio (WHR), an indicator of abdominal obesity. Although traditional models largely rely on body mass index (BMI), BMI does not entirely depict the risk resulting from fat around the waist. A new scoring method was made in this study by using WHR along with age, gender, and smoking habits. To save time, money, and lives, WHR can improve the efficacy of colonoscopy screening and assist doctors identify high-risk patients earlier.
Citation	Mukundan A, Gupta D, Karmakar R, Wang HC. Novel approach to risk stratification: Integrating waist-hip ratio for predicting advanced colorectal neoplasia. World J Clin Oncol 2025; In press

Received	2025-05-26 12:56
Peer-Review Started	2025-05-26 12:56
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Return for Revision	2025-06-12 07:40
Revised	2025-07-03 04:45
Second Decision	2025-08-07 02:44
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-08-08 10:27
Articles in Press	2025-08-08 10:27
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