 This study found that persistent obesity is linked to a higher risk of developing colorectal cancer. Specifically, the risk of developing colon cancer was higher among men who were persistently obese compared to women, while the risk of developing rectum cancer was higher among both men and women who were persistently obese. This article was authored by Ji Yun-sae-oh in H.Y.O. Jin, Go Eun-chung and others.