Obesity and endometrial cancer: the role insulin resistance and adipokines

N Tzenios, M Chahine, M Tazanios - … of the Medical Academy and other …, 2023 - sjmas.com
Obesity has shaped the global pandemic as a major health problem. It is related to chronic
metabolic diseases and cancer development, like endometrial cancer. Recent studies have …

Risk factors for endometrial cancer: an umbrella review of the literature

O Raglan, I Kalliala, G Markozannes… - … journal of cancer, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Although many risk factors could have causal association with endometrial cancer, they are
also prone to residual confounding or other biases which could lead to over‐or …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperinsulinemia in obesity, inflammation, and cancer

AMY Zhang, EA Wellberg, JL Kopp… - … & metabolism journal, 2021 - synapse.koreamed.org
The relative insufficiency of insulin secretion and/or insulin action causes diabetes.
However, obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus can be associated with an absolute increase …

[HTML][HTML] The potential health benefits of the ketogenic diet: a narrative review

K Dowis, S Banga - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Considering the lack of a comprehensive, multi-faceted overview of the ketogenic diet (KD)
in relation to health issues, we compiled the evidence related to the use of the ketogenic diet …

Obesity as a major risk factor for cancer

G De Pergola, F Silvestris - Journal of obesity, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The number of cancer cases caused by being obese is estimated to be 20% with the
increased risk of malignancies being influenced by diet, weight change, and body fat …

[HTML][HTML] Body fatness associations with cancer: evidence from recent epidemiological studies and future directions

SC Larsson, N Spyrou, CS Mantzoros - Metabolism, 2022 - Elsevier
This narrative review highlights current evidence linking greater body fatness to risk of
various cancers, with focus on evidence from recent large cohort studies and pooled …

Insulin and the polycystic ovary syndrome

D Macut, J Bjekić-Macut, D Rahelić, M Doknić - Diabetes research and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most prevalent endocrinopathy among women
during reproductive age. PCOS is characterised by hyperandrogenaemia …

Obesity and cancer: the role of dysfunctional adipose tissue

RCM Van Kruijsdijk, E Van Der Wall… - … , biomarkers & prevention, 2009 - AACR
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Mediterranean diet and olive oil, microbiota, and obesity-related cancers. From mechanisms to prevention.

E Almanza-Aguilera, A Cano, M Gil-Lespinard… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Olive oil (OO) is the main source of added fat in the Mediterranean diet (MD). It is a mix of
bioactive compounds, including monounsaturated fatty acids, phytosterols, simple phenols …

[HTML][HTML] Anthropometric factors and endometrial cancer risk: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of prospective studies

D Aune, DAN Rosenblatt, DSM Chan, S Vingeliene… - Annals of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Greater body mass index (BMI) has been convincingly related to increased
endometrial cancer risk, however, whether adiposity earlier in life or abdominal fatness is an …