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Re:Overweight overtakes tobacco smoking as the leading disea... by moduspol on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @12:56PM (#42390625)
Perhaps people getting cancer treatments tend to lose a lot of weight before dying?
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Re:Overweight overtakes tobacco smoking as the leading disea... by strict9 on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @01:14PM (#42390846)
Another possibility is that unexplained and unintended weight loss is associated with increased risk for many types of cancers.
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