Carmichael, Amtul R, Bates, Tom (2004) Obesity and breast cancer: a review of the literature. The Breast, 13 . pp. 85-92. ISSN 0960-9776. (doi:10.1016/j.breast.2003.03.001) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:23629)
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Abstract
Summary A woman’s build, the risk of breast cancer and its subsequent prognosis
seem to be related. In most but not all case–control and prospective cohort studies,
an inverse relationship has been found between weight and breast cancer among
premenopausal women. However, most large epidemiological studies have found
that overweight or obese women are at increased risk of developing postmenopausal
breast cancer. It is suggested that higher body mass index is associated with a more
advanced stage of breast cancer at diagnosis in terms of tumour size but data on
lymph node status is not so consistent. All treatment modalities for breast cancer
such as surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormonal treatment may be
adversely affected by the presence of obesity. The overall and disease-free survival
is worse in most but not all studies of prognosis of obese pre- and postmenopausal wmen with breast cancer.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1016/j.breast.2003.03.001 |
Subjects: |
R Medicine > RD Surgery R Medicine |
Divisions: | Divisions > Directorate of Education > School of Education |
Funders: | National Institute of Lymphology (https://ror.org/03vkvz969) |
Depositing User: | Bates Tom |
Date Deposited: | 29 Jun 2011 13:20 UTC |
Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2022 10:40 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/23629 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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