Obesity and cancer death in white and black adults: A prospective cohort study.
Justin C BrownShengping YangEmily F MireXiaocheng WuLucio MieleAugusto OchoaJovanny ZabaletaPeter Todd KatzmarzykPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2021)
In this diverse cohort of adults, having obesity was associated with an increased risk of cancer death in White men and women. In contrast, having obesity was associated with a reduced risk of cancer death in Black men and did not influence risk in Black women.
Keyphrases
- papillary thyroid
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- type diabetes
- squamous cell
- weight gain
- high fat diet induced
- magnetic resonance
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- lymph node metastasis
- childhood cancer
- computed tomography
- squamous cell carcinoma
- magnetic resonance imaging
- body mass index
- physical activity
- cervical cancer screening