Medical Emergencies · single question
A patient has a BMI of 32. This places the patient at increased risk of which malignancy?
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Correct answer: D. Colorectal cancer
- A. Incorrect. Basal cell carcinoma risk is driven by cumulative UV exposure and skin phenotype.
- B. Incorrect. Testicular cancer is associated with cryptorchidism and young age, not obesity.
- C. Incorrect. ALL is a paediatric-predominant malignancy without an established obesity link.
- D. Correct. A BMI of 32 is class I obesity. Obesity is an established risk factor for at least 13 cancers, with colorectal cancer among the best documented — mediated by chronic inflammation, insulin resistance and elevated IGF-1.
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