African Ancestry, High BMI Predictive of Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes
Researchers evaluated the impact of African ancestry on the relationship between body mass index and survival in early breast cancer.
Researchers evaluated the impact of African ancestry on the relationship between body mass index and survival in early breast cancer.
Cancer survivors with obesity have an additional $3,216 in medical spending per person per year.
The current scientific evidence may not be generalizable to underrepresented groups.
Obesity in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer is associated with decreased risks for all-cause and cancer-specific mortality compared with overweight and normal-weight men.
Lorcaserin may potentially increase the risk of cancer, according to results from a clinical trial assessing the safety of the weight loss agent.
Large study shows particular increase in the 50- to 64-year-old age group from 2000 to 2016.
One potentially revolutionary hypothesis relates to the evolutionary processes involved in oncogenesis.
Obesity in childhood and adolescence may be related to the disproportionate rise in certain obesity-related cancers in younger adults, according to authors.
This fact sheet reviews data on the effect of obesity on cancer risk and outcomes.
Having a high body mass index reduces the risk for developing breast cancer before menopause, but more research is needed to understand the biological mechanism.