Effect of increased body mass index on risk of diagnosis or death from cancer

BACKGROUND: Whether body mass index (BMI) is causally associated with the risk of being diagnosed with or dying from any cancer remains unclear. Weight reduction has clinical importance for cancer control only if weight gain causes cancer development or death. We aimed to answer the question 'd...

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Autores principales: Gharahkhani, Puya, Ong, Jue-Sheng, An, Jiyuan, Law, Matthew H., Whiteman, David C., Neale, Rachel E., MacGregor, Stuart
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6462026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30733581
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-019-0386-9