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A study to understand more about indicators of bowel cancer risk in people who are overweight

Overview

Cancer types:

Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Colon cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This study looked to see if certain indicators (biomarkers) of cancer risk change after weight loss.

Recruitment start: 1 April 2008

Recruitment end: 15 December 2010

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Mark Hull

Supported by

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Medical Research Foundation

University of Leeds

Last reviewed: 21 February 2013

CRUK internal database number: 2461

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