Over the past several years, the field of cancer research has directed increased interest
towards subsets of obesity-associated tumours, which include mammary, renal …

Historically, cancer research has focused on identifying mutations or amplification of genes
within the tumor, which informed the development of targeted therapies against affected …

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 …

Obesity-related cancers account for 40% of the cancer cases observed in the USA and
obesity is overtaking smoking as the most widespread modifiable risk factor for …

Obesity is a leading modifiable risk factor for the development of several epithelial
malignancies. In addition to increasing risk, obesity also confers worse prognosis for many …

The prevalence of obesity is rapidly increasing globally. Epidemiological studies have
associated obesity with a range of cancer types, although the mechanisms by which obesity …

Obesity is associated with a range of health outcomes that are of clinical and public health
significance, including cancer. Herein, we summarize epidemiologic and preclinical …

Obesity results from a chronic excessive accumulation of adipose tissue due to a long-term
imbalance between energy intake and expenditure. Available epidemiological and clinical …

Obesity is associated with increased risk and poor prognosis of many types of cancers.
Several obesity-related host factors involved in systemic metabolism can influence tumor …

Obesity is a risk factor for cancer development and is associated with poor prognosis in
multiple tumor types. The positive energy balance linked with obesity induces a variety of …