Adipose tissue is the largest endocrine organ and an accepted contributor to overall energy
homeostasis. There is strong evidence linking increased adiposity to the development of 13 …

Obesity results from a chronic excessive accumulation of adipose tissue due to a long-term
imbalance between energy intake and expenditure. Available epidemiological and clinical …

Obesity is a problem of epidemic proportions in many developed nations. Increased body
mass index and obesity are associated with a significantly worse outcome for many cancers …

Carrying excess body fat is a leading cause of cancer. Epidemiologic evidence gives strong
clues about the mechanisms that link excess adiposity to risk for several cancer sites. For …

Obesity which is now well recognized as a public health problem increases the risk of
developing cancers. Some systematic review and meta-analyses assessed the strength of …

Abstract Background Observational and Mendelian randomization (MR) studies link obesity
and cancer, but it remains unclear whether these depend upon related metabolic …

The prevalence of obesity has been steadily increasing over the past few decades in several
developed and developing countries, with resultant hazardous health implications …

The prevalence of obesity has increased substantially in the past in almost all countries of
the world, and a further increase is expected for the future. Besides the well-established …

The association between obesity and/or metabolic syndrome and an elevated mortality from
cancer has been confirmed by an astonishing number of studies across nations and …

Mechanistic associations between obesity and colorectal cancer remain unclear. In this
study, we investigated whether adipokines are risk factors for colorectal cancer and whether …