Association of Obesity With Survival Outcomes in Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

IMPORTANCE: Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) greater than 30, is associated with a significant increase in the risk of many cancers and in overall mortality. However, various studies have suggested that patients with cancer and no obesity (ie, BMI 20-25) have worse outcomes than patients...

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Published in:JAMA Netw Open
Main Authors: Petrelli, Fausto, Cortellini, Alessio, Indini, Alice, Tomasello, Gianluca, Ghidini, Michele, Nigro, Olga, Salati, Massimiliano, Dottorini, Lorenzo, Iaculli, Alessandro, Varricchio, Antonio, Rampulla, Valentina, Barni, Sandro, Cabiddu, Mary, Bossi, Antonio, Ghidini, Antonio, Zaniboni, Alberto
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Medical Association 2021
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Original Investigation
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8008284/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33779745
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.3520
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