Dr. Caroline Vandeputte
Dr. Caroline Vandeputte is head of translational research of the GUTS laboratoryat the Jules Bordet institute in Brussels. Her research group aims to enrich the possibilities of personalized patient care through a multidisciplinary integration of available data and a rapid identification of the treatment’s effect to avoid useless toxicities in case of partial or total inefficiency.
The obesity-paradox: impact of body composition on cancer survival
Despite being a known risk factor for colon cancer, a new study published in BMC Cancer has found obesity to be paradoxically associated with better survival in a cohort of 217 advanced stage colorectal cancer patients. Here to talk about the study and the potential reasons behind this paradox is lead author, Dr. Caroline Vandeputte.
As long as I remember, people told me to always exercise and eat well to stay fit and healthy.
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