ReviewLipids1998
Obesity as a risk factor for certain types of cancer.
Review in Lipids, 1998. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
49 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- In middle-aged and old obese patients, training intervention reduces leptin level: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- Obesity and cancer: the role of vitamin D.BMC cancer · 2014Pooled it
- Clinical practice guidelines for the perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient--2013 update: cosponsored by American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2013Guideline
- Clinical practice guidelines for the perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient--2013 update: cosponsored by American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical EndocrinologistsGuideline
- Diabetes, Obesity, and Endometrial Cancer: A Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Review
- Novel evidence of arsenic-related excess adiposity and its implication in the risk of cardiometabolic diseases.Environmental research · 2025Article
- Trends and determinants of obesity among ever-married women aged 15-49 in India: insights from National Family Health Surveys (NFHS 1998-2021).BMC public health · 2025Article
- Adipocytes impact on gastric cancer progression: Prognostic insights and molecular features.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2024Article
- Theory of Food: Unravelling the Lifelong Impact of Childhood Dietary Habits on Adult Food Preferences across Different Diet Groups.Nutrients · 2024Article
- An Overview of Cancer in Djibouti: Current Status, Therapeutic Approaches, and Promising Endeavors in Local Essential Oil Treatment.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Maternal obesity driven changes in collagen linearity of breast extracellular matrix induces invasive mammary epithelial cell phenotype.Biomaterials · 2023Article
- Transformation of SOX9Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Effect of Acupuncture on Simple Obesity and Serum Levels of Prostaglandin E and Leptin in Sprague-Dawley Rats.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2021Article
- Treating cancer with phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase inhibitors: increasing efficacy and overcoming resistance.Journal of lipid research · 2019Review
- Use of various obesity measurement and classification methods in occupational safety and health research: a systematic review of the literature.BMC obesity · 2018Article
- Metabesity and urological cancers.Turkish journal of urology · 2017Review
- Orally Administered Berberine Modulates Hepatic Lipid Metabolism by Altering Microbial Bile Acid Metabolism and the Intestinal FXR Signaling Pathway.Molecular pharmacology · 2017Article
- Immunohistochemical Expression of Leptin in Non Melanoma Skin Cancer.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2016Article
- Visceral Fat Content Correlates with Retroperitoneal Soft Tissue Sarcoma (STS) Local Recurrence and Survival.World journal of surgery · 2015Article
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Abstract
In conclusion, obesity has been associated with increased risk for a number of different types of cancer. The evidence has been most consistent for endometrial cancer, breast cancer in postmenopausal women, and renal cell cancer. More variable results have been reported for colorectal, prostate and pancreatic cancer. Possible mechanisms by which obesity may influence cancer risk include alteration in hormonal patterns, including sex hormones and insulin, and factors such as the distribution of body fat and changes in adiposity at different ages. The increasing prevalence of obesity in many parts of the world emphasizes the importance of learning more about the relationship between obesity and cancer and the mechanisms involved in their interaction.
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