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Genetic Link Between Obesity, Colon Cancer

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In recent years, scientists have told us that obesity carries the risk for heart disease, diabetes and many kinds of cancer. Researchers have also identified a genetic link between obesity and the risk for colorectal cancer. But the good news is that people with a variant of a specific gene have a 30 percent reduced risk for the disease. VOA's Melinda Smith has details on this latest study.