Impact of body mass index on ovarian cancer survival varies by stage

BACKGROUND: Research on the effect of body mass index (BMI) on ovarian cancer survival is inconsistent, but previous studies did not consider the possible impact of ascites, bowel obstruction, or cachexia, which commonly occur in late-stage disease. METHODS: We evaluated the association of BMI, befo...

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Autores principales: Bandera, Elisa V, Lee, Valerie S, Qin, Bo, Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Lorna, Powell, C Bethan, Kushi, Lawrence H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
Materias:
Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5520512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28588323
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2017.162

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5520512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28588323
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2017.162

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