Breast Cancer More Aggressive Among Obese Women

PHILADELPHIA Women with breast cancer have more aggressive disease and lower survival rates if they are overweight or obese, according to findings published in the March 15 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
The more obese a patient is, the more aggressive the disease, said Massimo Cristofanilli, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Department of Breast Medical Oncology at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. We are learning that the fat tissue may increase inflammation that leads to more aggressive disease. Read more...

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