Polyphenols, Mediterranean diet, and colon cancer

e have read with great interest the manuscript “Risk factors affecting hospital stay among patients undergoing colon cancer surgery: a prospective cohort study.” by Orive M and coworkers [1] and we found it very important with a view to clinical prevention. The article aimed to identify and validate risk factors that contribute to prolonged length of hospital stay (LOS) in a prospective cohort study that included 1955 patients undergoing resection for colorectal cancer. They found that some of the strongest independent predictors of prolonged LOS, such as surgical infections or open surgery, could be modified to reduce LOS and, in turn, other adverse outcomes.