ArticleCurrent breast cancer reports2018
Obesity, Dietary Factors, Nutrition, and Breast Cancer Risk.
Article in Current breast cancer reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
67 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 128 citations in OpenAlex.
- Risk factors for breast cancer recurrence in postmenopausal women: a bibliometric study.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of body mass index on pathological complete response following neoadjuvant chemotherapy in operable breast cancer: a meta-analysis.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2021Pooled it
- Oncostatin M as a Multifunctional Regulator of Breast Cancer Progression: Current Insights and Future Therapeutic Avenues.IUBMB life · 2026Review
- Nutrition as Modulator of Oxidative Stress in Cancer Prevention and Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Dietary Diversity Score Associated With a Reduced Risk of Breast Cancer: A Large Population-Based Incident Case-Control Study.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Article
- The Complex Path from Mammary Ductal Hyperplasia to Breast Cancer: Elevated Malignancy Risk in Atypical Forms.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Circulating fatty acids and risk of gastrointestinal cancer in the UK Biobank.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Heavy Metals, Gut Microbiota, and Biochemical Markers: Unraveling the Complexities of Obesity.MicrobiologyOpen · 2025Article
- SDC2 and FN as cargo proteins in circulating extracellular vesicles in obese breast cancer patients with lymph node metastasis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Impact of Endocrine Therapy on Osteoporosis Risk in Women with Breast Cancer Across Different Hormonal Stages: A Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Review
- Neighborhood Disadvantage, Built Environment, and Breast Cancer Outcomes: Disparities in Tumor Aggressiveness and Survival.Cancers · 2025Article
- The association between plant-based diet indices and the risk of breast cancer: a case-control study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Consumption of Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) and Breast Cancer: A Narrative Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Review
- Design, synthesis,Frontiers in chemistry · 2025Article
- The Expression of the LDLR, LDLRAP1, and PCSK9 Genes has Prognostic Significance in Triple-negative Breast Cancer.Current medicinal chemistry · 2025Article
- Article
- Modifiable risk factors for cancer in the middle East and North Africa: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The relationship between antidepressants and breast cancer: evidence from Mendelian randomization.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2024Article
- Article
- Determinants of breast cancer among women attending oncology units in selected health facilities of Hawassa City, Sidama Region, Southern Ethiopia, 2023: case-control study.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
Abstract
purpose of reviewTo synthesize the critical role of obesity-associated inflammation, dietary factors, and nutrition in determining breast cancer risk. RECENT
findingsObesity-associated inflammation is strongly linked to breast cancer risk and progression, largely via two processes: inflammatory pathways and dysregulated metabolism. Cytokine production in excess adipose tissues creates a chronic inflammatory microenvironment, which favors tumor development. Lifestyle factors, including diet, have long been recognized as important determinants of breast cancer risk and mortality. SUMMARY: Obesity increases the risk of developing breast cancer in both pre- and postmenopausal women and also negatively affects breast cancer recurrence and survival. Poor dietary habits characterized by the high intake of refined starches, sugar, and both saturated and trans-saturated fats, as well as the low intake of omega-3 fatty acids, natural antioxidants, and fiber, modulate inflammation and, thereby, appear to be linked to increased risk of breast cancer and mortality.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.