Arnold Kimberly M, Flynn Nicole J, Sims-Mourtada Jennifer
Center for Translational Cancer Research, Helen F Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute, Christiana Care Health Services, Inc. Newark, USA.
DE and Departments of Medical Laboratory, USA.
BAOJ Cancer Res Ther. 2016;2(5). Epub 2016 Feb 15.
Obesity rates within the United States are on the rise. Obesity is a known risk factor for various diseases, including cancer. Numerous studies have linked obesity to the incidence and treatment outcomes of breast cancer. However, the risk of obesity may vary between breast cancer subtypes and different racial or age groups. In this article, we review the literature regarding the impact of obesity on incidence and response for different subtypes of breast cancer within different population groups.
美国的肥胖率正在上升。肥胖是包括癌症在内的多种疾病的已知风险因素。众多研究已将肥胖与乳腺癌的发病率和治疗结果联系起来。然而,肥胖风险在乳腺癌亚型以及不同种族或年龄组之间可能有所不同。在本文中,我们回顾了有关肥胖对不同人群组中不同亚型乳腺癌的发病率和反应影响的文献。