Body size and multiple myeloma mortality: a pooled analysis of 20 prospective studies

LR Teras, CM Kitahara, BM Birmann… - British journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a rare but highly fatal malignancy. High body weight is associated
with this cancer, but several questions remain regarding the aetiological relevance of timing …

Body mass index and risk of multiple myeloma: a meta-analysis of prospective studies

A Wallin, SC Larsson - European journal of cancer, 2011 - Elsevier
Excess body weight has been identified as a risk factor for various cancer types. Since the
publication of two meta-analyses indicating that body mass index (BMI) is positively …

Multiple myeloma mortality in relation to obesity among African Americans

JS Sonderman, TN Bethea, CM Kitahara… - Journal of the …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Multiple myeloma (MM) incidence and mortality are higher among African Americans (AAs)
than among other population groups. The prevalence of obesity is also elevated among …

Young adult and usual adult body mass index and multiple myeloma risk: a pooled analysis in the International Multiple Myeloma Consortium (IMMC)

BM Birmann, G Andreotti, AJ De Roos, NJ Camp… - … , biomarkers & prevention, 2017 - AACR
Background: Multiple myeloma risk increases with higher adult body mass index (BMI).
Emerging evidence also supports an association of young adult BMI with multiple myeloma …

Body mass index and risk of multiple myeloma: a meta‐analysis

SC Larsson, A Wolk - International Journal of Cancer, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Excess body weight has been identified as a risk factor for a variety of cancer types.
However, whether excess body weight increases the risk of multiple myeloma remains …

Influence of body mass index on survival in veterans with multiple myeloma

TS Beason, SH Chang, KM Sanfilippo, S Luo… - The …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
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Anthropometric characteristics and risk of multiple myeloma

CK Blair, JR Cerhan, AR Folsom, JA Ross - Epidemiology, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Background: Few studies have examined obesity and risk for multiple myeloma, and the
results are inconsistent. Laboratory evidence suggests mechanisms through which obesity …

Elucidating under-studied aspects of the link between obesity and multiple myeloma: weight pattern, body shape trajectory, and body fat distribution

CR Marinac, CA Suppan, E Giovannucci… - JNCI cancer …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Although obesity is an established modifiable risk factor for multiple myeloma
(MM), several nuanced aspects of its relation to MM remain unelucidated, limiting public …

Body mass index throughout adulthood, physical activity, and risk of multiple myeloma: a prospective analysis in three large cohorts

CR Marinac, BM Birmann, IM Lee, BA Rosner… - British journal of …, 2018 - nature.com
Background Obesity is the only known modifiable multiple myeloma (MM) risk factor.
However, the influence of obesity in earlier or later adulthood and the role of other energy …

Obesity and multiple myeloma

GD Friedman, LJ Herrinton - Cancer Causes & Control, 1994 - Springer
An exploratory study was conducted of common clinical conditions as predictors of
subsequent cancer in 143,574 outpatients of a health maintenance organization (in …