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Medicine (Baltimore) February 2024 PMID 38306546

The impact of BMI on breast cancer - an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nikolaos Tzenios, Mary E Tazanios, Mohamed Chahine

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Abstract in brief

  • This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and breast cancer risk, analyzing data from 46 studies to determine if higher BMI is associated with increased breast cancer incidence and its subtypes.
  • The findings suggest that obesity is significantly linked to breast cancer overall, especially in certain types like HER2-positive, but there was no consistent link between just being overweight and breast cancer, although this association became significant after adjusting for publication bias.
  • The study highlights the importance of understanding BMI's impact on breast cancer, noting that obese patients may have more aggressive disease and may require more intensive treatment approaches.
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george davey smith
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Medicine @MedicineLWW launched in 1922; a respectable journal it published many important papers. It is now a cash-cow publishing much paper-mill trash for large fees paid to the supposedly respectable Lippincott publishers. Read the abstract below & weep https://t.co/nEa6UF6cVp https://t.co/Gwv3MW5Jwk

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Ash Paul
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RT @mendel_random: Medicine @MedicineLWW launched in 1922; a respectable journal it published many important papers. It is now a cash-cow p…

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Ash Paul
@pash22 · X

RT @mendel_random: Medicine @MedicineLWW launched in 1922; a respectable journal it published many important papers. It is now a cash-cow p…

Sep 17, 2024 · 2 shares · 32,311 followers View post →
Jussi Mustonen
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RT @mendel_random: Medicine @MedicineLWW launched in 1922; a respectable journal it published many important papers. It is now a cash-cow p…

Aug 28, 2024 · 2 shares · 395 followers View post →
george davey smith
@mendel_random · X

Medicine @MedicineLWW launched in 1922; a respectable journal it published many important papers. It is now a cash-cow publishing much paper-mill trash for large fees paid to the supposedly respectable Lippincott publishers. Read the abstract below & weep https://t.co/nEa6UF6cVp https://t.co/Gwv3MW5Jwk

Aug 28, 2024 · 12 likes · 2 shares · 9,291 followers View post →