Obesity is considered an abnormal or excessive accumulation of adipose tissue, due to a
prolonged positive energy balance that arises when energy intake is greater than energy …

Metastatic breast cancer (BC)(also referred to as stage IV) spreads beyond the breast to the
bones, lungs, liver, or brain and is a major contributor to the deaths of cancer patients …

Obesity is a risk factor for at least 13 different types of cancer, many of which are hormonally
driven, and is associated with increased cancer incidence and morbidity. Adult obesity rates …

Objective A recent meta‐analysis showed that breast cancer probably is more common in
female patients with schizophrenia than in the general population (effect size= 1.25, P< …

The prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically in recent decades, reaching epidemic
proportions. It is becoming clear that obesity is associated not only with type 2 diabetes …

Background Psychological distress and self-rated health status may create additional
complexities in patients already diagnosed with breast cancer. This study aims to assess the …

Background The evidence for the associations between early-life adiposity and female
cancer risks is mixed. Little is known about the exact shape of the relationships and whether …

Puberty is a critical phase of growth and development characterized by a complex process
regulated by the neuroendocrine system. Precocious puberty (PP) is defined as the …

Declining thymic functions associated either with old age (ie, age-related thymic involution),
or with acute involution as a result of stress, infectious disease, or cytoreductive therapies …

Obesity is a complex disease and a global epidemic. It is a risk factor for other chronic
diseases including breast cancer, especially in women after menopause. Diverse etiologies …