Obesity-associated breast cancer: analysis of risk factors

A Engin - Obesity and lipotoxicity, 2017 - Springer
Several studies show that a significantly stronger association is obvious between increased
body mass index (BMI) and higher breast cancer incidence. Furthermore, obese women are …

Molecular pathways: adipose inflammation as a mediator of obesity-associated cancer

LR Howe, K Subbaramaiah, CA Hudis… - Clinical cancer …, 2013 - AACR
The increasing rate of obesity worldwide is predicted to be associated with a surge in
diseases. Notably, obesity has been linked to approximately 20% of cancer cases in the …

The effect of intermittent energy and carbohydrate restriction v. daily energy restriction on weight loss and metabolic disease risk markers in overweight women

M Harvie, C Wright, M Pegington… - British Journal of …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Intermittent energy restriction may result in greater improvements in insulin sensitivity and
weight control than daily energy restriction (DER). We tested two intermittent energy and …

Physical activity and survival after breast cancer diagnosis

MD Holmes, WY Chen, D Feskanich, CH Kroenke… - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextPhysical activity has been shown to decrease the incidence of breast cancer, but the
effect on recurrence or survival after a breast cancer diagnosis is not known. ObjectiveTo …

Elevated biomarkers of inflammation are associated with reduced survival among breast cancer patients

BL Pierce, R Ballard-Barbash, L Bernstein… - Journal of Clinical …, 2009 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Chronic inflammation is believed to contribute to the development and progression
of breast cancer. Systemic C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid A (SAA) are …

Physical activity levels before and after a diagnosis of breast carcinoma: the Health, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle (HEAL) study

ML Irwin, D Crumley, A McTiernan… - … Journal of the …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Increased body weight at the time patients are diagnosed with breast
carcinoma has been associated with an increased risk of recurrence and reduced survival …

Weight, weight gain, and survival after breast cancer diagnosis

CH Kroenke, WY Chen, B Rosner… - Journal of clinical …, 2005 - ascopubs.org
Purpose To determine whether weight prior to diagnosis and weight gain after diagnosis are
predictive of breast cancer survival. Methods Patients included 5,204 Nurses' Health Study …

Understanding breast cancer risk‐where do we stand in 2005?

RG Dumitrescu, I Cotarla - Journal of cellular and molecular …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women and represents the second leading
cause of cancer death among women (after lung cancer). The etiology of breast cancer is …

Prevalence and prognostic effect of sarcopenia in breast cancer survivors: the HEAL Study

A Villaseñor, R Ballard-Barbash, K Baumgartner… - Journal of Cancer …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose This study aimed to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia and examine whether
sarcopenia was associated with overall and breast-cancer-specific mortality in a cohort of …

Molecular links between obesity and breast cancer

AM Lorincz, S Sukumar - Endocrine-related cancer, 2006 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Breast cancer continues to be a major health problem for women in the USA and worldwide.
There is a need to identify and take steps to alter modifiable breast cancer risks. Conditions …