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Obesity paradox in patients with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 6,320,365 patients

2020-05-02 oncology Title + abstract only
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BACKGROUNDObesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m2, is associated with a significant increase in risk of many cancers. In last years, various studies suggested that obese cancer patients have better outcomes than non-obese patients. This phenomenon, also known as "the obesity paradox", is not well understood and presents controversial explanations. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association between obesity and outcome after a diagnosis of cancer. ...

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