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Distant Metastasis More Likely in Obese Breast Cancer Patients
Distant Metastasis More Likely in Obese Breast Cancer Patients
B Bates
20100007
2010 Jan 7
Elsevier Global Medical News
Distant Metastasis More Likely in Obese Breast Cancer Patients
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Jan 7, B Bates
SAN ANTONIO (EGMN) - Obese women are substantially more likely than women of normal weight to die of breast cancer, a large Danish registry study concluded.Researchers from the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group examined extensive health information from nearly 19,000 women with breast cancer, with follow-up data available for up to 30 years post diagnosis.Breast cancer patients with body mass indexes (kg/m²) greater than 25 faced a 42%-46% increased risk of developing distant metastasis, even...