Obesity and cancer: inflammation bridges the two

R Kolb, FS Sutterwala, W Zhang - Current opinion in pharmacology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Obesity is associated with chronic inflammation and chronic diseases.•Obesity is
associated with increased risk and progression of several cancers.•The mechanism by …

Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and cancer: pathophysiological and therapeutic associations

N Mili, SA Paschou, DG Goulis, MA Dimopoulos… - Endocrine, 2021 - Springer
Overweight, obesity, and metabolic syndrome (MetS) have become epidemic conditions
affecting 39%, 13%, and 20% of the population respectively. The aim of this article is to …

Investigation of the association between the fecal microbiota and breast cancer in postmenopausal women: a population-based case-control pilot study

JJ Goedert, G Jones, X Hua, X Xu, G Yu… - Journal of the …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
We investigated whether the gut microbiota differed in 48 postmenopausal breast cancer
case patients, pretreatment, vs 48 control patients. Microbiota profiles in fecal DNA were …

Association between blood pressure and risk of cancer development: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

A Seretis, S Cividini, G Markozannes… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
With the exception of renal cell carcinoma, studies assessing the association between
hypertension and other cancers are inconsistent. We conducted a meta-analysis to assess …

Hypertension and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Han, W Guo, W Shi, Y Yu, Y Zhang, X Ye, J He - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Observational studies examining the relationship between hypertension and breast cancer
risk have reported conflicting findings. We conducted this systematic review and meta …

Metabolic syndrome and menopause: pathophysiology, clinical and diagnostic significance

A Stefanska, K Bergmann, G Sypniewska - Advances in clinical chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Menopause is a risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases, including metabolic syndrome
(MetS), type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. MetS is a constellation of …

The effect of ketogenic diet on shared risk factors of cardiovascular disease and cancer

N Mohammadifard, F Haghighatdoost, M Rahimlou… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer are the first and second leading causes of death
worldwide, respectively. Epidemiological evidence has demonstrated that the incidence of …

Obesity and breast cancer: a case of inflamed adipose tissue

R Kolb, W Zhang - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in
postmenopausal women and a worse prognosis for all major breast cancer subtypes …

[HTML][HTML] Hypertension, serum lipids and cancer risk: A review of epidemiological evidence

R Radišauskas, I Kuzmickienė, E Milinavičienė… - Medicina, 2016 - Elsevier
Although the association between blood pressure, serum lipids and cancer risk has been
investigated, the results are controversial. The aim of this literature review was to examine …

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 …