Obesity and cancer: a current overview of epidemiology, pathogenesis, outcomes, and management

S Pati, W Irfan, A Jameel, S Ahmed, RK Shahid - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Obesity has been linked to several common cancers including breast,
colorectal, esophageal, kidney, gallbladder, uterine, pancreatic, and liver cancer. Obesity …

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 …

Substance use disorder and risk of suicidal ideation, suicide attempt and suicide death: a meta-analysis

J Poorolajal, T Haghtalab, M Farhadi… - Journal of public …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background This meta-analysis addressed the association between substance use disorder
(SUD) and suicide outcomes based on current evidence. Methods We searched PubMed …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity surgery: Weight loss, metabolic changes, oncological effects, and follow-up

J Fink, G Seifert, M Blüher, S Fichtner-Feigl… - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background In 2017, the prevalence of obesity (BMI≥= 30 kg/m2) in Germany was
approximately 16%. Obesity increases an individual's risk of developing type 2 diabetes …

Leptin: A heavyweight player in obesity-related cancers

A Caruso, L Gelsomino, S Panza, FM Accattatis… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Obesity, defined as the abnormal or excessive expansion of white adipose tissue, has
reached pandemic proportions and is recognized as an important health concern since it is …

Central body fatness is a stronger predictor of cancer risk than overall body size

AM Barberio, A Alareeki, B Viner, J Pader… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The importance of body size versus weight distribution for cancer risk is unclear. We
investigated associations between measures of body size and shape and the risk of …

Q uantitative association between body mass index and the risk of cancer: A global Meta‐analysis of prospective cohort studies

X Fang, J Wei, X He, J Lian, D Han, P An… - … journal of cancer, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous studies have suggested that excess body weight is associated with increased
cancer risk. To examine this putative association, we performed a systematic review and …

[HTML][HTML] Cancers due to excess weight, low physical activity, and unhealthy diet: estimation of the attributable cancer burden in Germany

G Behrens, T Gredner, C Stock… - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Excess weight, low physical activity, low intakes of dietary fiber, fruits, and
vegetables, and high meat and salt intake increase cancer risk. Methods Numbers and …

Current and future approaches to screening for endometrial cancer

A Gentry-Maharaj, C Karpinskyj - … practice & research Clinical obstetrics & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Due largely to the rise in obesity and prolonged life expectancy, endometrial cancer (EC)
rates have increased by 56% since the early 90s. Women at high risk (Lynch Syndrome) …

The association between body mass index and preeclampsia: a meta-analysis

J Poorolajal, E Jenabi - The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Several observational studies have reported a positive association between
elevated body mass index (BMI) and preeclampsia, but no meta-analysis has been …