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A new study indicates that a fat cell gene may well reduce the risk of colon cancer in some people.

The study has uncovered evidence of a genetic link between colon cancer and a fat cell gene. This brings the relationship between obesity, insulin resistance and colon cancer risk even closer.

This is Colon Cancer risk and not necessarily a cause.

People with high levels of a hormone called adiponectin are linked with lower rates of obesity and insulin resistance. People with lower levels are linked with higher rates. The gene that produces adiponectin is the one that has been discovered to have links to a higher risk of colon cancer.

This information on Reducing the Risk of Colon Cancer comes from the Journal of the American Medical Association published in October 2008.

Colon Cancer kills ~680,000 people worldwide every year. The disease is treatable if discovered early. The current advice is to ask for a colonoscopy test at the age of fifty or above.