Body-mass index and incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies

AG Renehan, M Tyson, M Egger, RF Heller, M Zwahlen - The lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background Excess bodyweight, expressed as increased body-mass index (BMI), is
associated with the risk of some common adult cancers. We did a systematic review and …

Diabetes and cancer: a consensus report

E Giovannucci, DM Harlan, MC Archer… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Epidemiologic evidence suggests that cancer incidence is associated with diabetes as well
as certain diabetes risk factors and treatments. This consensus statement of experts …

Obesity, oxidative stress, adipose tissue dysfunction, and the associated health risks: causes and therapeutic strategies

P Manna, SK Jain - Metabolic syndrome and related disorders, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Obesity is gaining acceptance as a serious primary health burden that impairs the quality of
life because of its associated complications, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases …

Lipid metabolism in cancer

CR Santos, A Schulze - The FEBS journal, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Lipids form a diverse group of water‐insoluble molecules that include triacylglycerides,
phosphoglycerides, sterols and sphingolipids. They play several important roles at cellular …

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 …

Metabolic syndrome and risk of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Esposito, P Chiodini, A Colao, A Lenzi… - Diabetes …, 2012 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Available evidence supports the emerging hypothesis that metabolic syndrome
may be associated with the risk of some common cancers. We did a systematic review and …

Breast cancer epidemiology and risk factors

K Rojas, A Stuckey - Clinical obstetrics and gynecology, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Between the years 2010 and 2012, the lifetime probability of develo** female breast
cancer was 12.3%, or approximately 1 in 8. Worldwide, breast cancer is the most common …

Obesity, inflammation, and cancer

T Deng, CJ Lyon, S Bergin, MA Caligiuri… - Annual Review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Obesity, a worldwide epidemic, confers increased risk for multiple serious conditions,
including cancer, and is increasingly recognized as a growing cause of preventable cancer …

Obesity and cancer—mechanisms underlying tumour progression and recurrence

J Park, TS Morley, M Kim, DJ Clegg… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
Over the past several years, the field of cancer research has directed increased interest
towards subsets of obesity-associated tumours, which include mammary, renal …

Adiposity and cancer risk: new mechanistic insights from epidemiology

AG Renehan, M Zwahlen, M Egger - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2015 - nature.com
Excess body adiposity, commonly expressed as body mass index (BMI), is a risk factor for
many common adult cancers. Over the past decade, epidemiological data have shown that …