Obesity is an established risk and progression factor for many cancers. In the United States
more than one‐third of adults, and nearly one in five children, are currently obese. Thus, a …

With the recognition of obesity as a global health crisis, researchers have devoted greater
effort to defining and understanding the pathophysiological molecular pathways regulating …

Body mass index, as an approximation of body adiposity, is associated with increased risk of
several common and less common malignancies in a sex-and site-specific manner. These …

Obesity has long been suspected to be a risk factor for cancer. The relationship between
body fat deposition and the pathogenesis of cancer has been the subject of many studies …

Prevalence of obesity, an established risk factor for many cancers, has increased
dramatically over the past 50 years in the United States and across the globe. Relative to …

Background Obesity can influence on carcinogenesis through alterations in adipokines and
subsequent inflammatory changes. This meta-analysis was aimed to comprehensively …

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 …

The prevalence of obesity, defined as a BMI of≥ 30· 0 kg/m2, has increased substantially
over previous decades to about 20% in industrialized countries, and a further increase is …

Obesity and type 2 diabetes have both been associated with increased cancer risk and are
becoming increasingly prevalent. Metabolic abnormalities such as insulin resistance and …

Obesity is a risk factor for all major gastrointestinal cancers. With the rapid increase in the
prevalence of obesity worldwide, this link could lead to an elevated burden of cancers of the …