Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	14359
Country	United States

Received	2014-09-30 09:25
Peer-Review Started	2014-09-30 16:35
To Make the First Decision	2014-10-29 14:58
Return for Revision	2014-10-31 17:53
Revised	2014-11-06 07:04
Second Decision	2014-12-25 09:43
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2015-01-08 17:16
Articles in Press	2015-01-08 17:32
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Body mass index and colon cancer screening: The road ahead
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Kanwarpreet Tandon, Mohamad Imam, Bahaa Eldeen Senousy Ismail and Fernando Castro
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Fernando Castro, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL 33331, United States. castrof@ccf.org
Key Words	Body mass index; Colorectal cancer; Colon cancer screening; Adenomas; Adipokines; Obesity
Core Tip	Colorectal cancer has been associated with various risk factors like gender, race, smoking, obesity, diet, but these have not been utilized to refine our screening practices. The available evidence, the suggested role of inflammatory markers and the practical ease of use suggests that incorporation of body mass index accounting for gender and age differences can be used to supplement risk calculators for predicting the occurrence of colorectal adenomas and hence fine tune our screening practices.
Publish Date	2015-02-09 17:58
Citation	Tandon K, Imam M, Ismail BES, Castro F. Body mass index and colon cancer screening: The road ahead. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(5): 1371-1376
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i5/1371.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i5.1371

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