The epidemic spread of obesity is nowadays recognized as a global health and economic
burden, arising great interest in the scientific community. The rate of adult obesity steadily …

The relation between cancer and metabolic disorders was recognized several decades ago,
but the underlying mechanisms involved in cancer development and progression remain …

Overweight and obesity are health problems of epidemic proportions, increasing the risk not
only of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus but also of various types of …

It is now beyond doubt that obesity is a pandemic disease that poses a great challenge to
global health because it leads to many comorbidities affecting life expectancy. In addition to …

The prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically in recent decades, reaching epidemic
proportions. It is becoming clear that obesity is associated not only with type 2 diabetes …

Obesity has for decades been recognised as one of the major health concerns. Recently
accumulated evidence has established that obesity or being overweight is strongly linked to …

Abstract Purpose of Review In this review, we investigate the role of classic and novel
adipocytokines in cancer pathogenesis synopsizing the mechanisms underlying the …

Obesity constitutes one of the most important metabolic diseases being associated to insulin
resistance development and increased cardiovascular risk. Association between obesity …

Environment surrounding tumours are now recognized to play an important role in tumour
development and progression. Among the cells found in the tumour environment, adipocytes …

Obesity-associated diseases account for a large portion of public health challenges. Among
obesity-related disorders, a direct and independent relationship has been ascertained for …