Prediagnostic adult body mass index change and esophageal adenocarcinoma survival.

Elizabeth A LoehrerEdward L GiovannucciRebecca A BetenskyAndrea ShaferDavid C Christiani

Published in: Cancer medicine (2020)

Body mass index gain in adulthood is associated with poor overall survival, and maintaining a normal body weight throughout adulthood is associated with the best overall survival among esophageal adenocarcinoma patients, independent of BMI at diagnosis.

Keyphrases

body mass index
body weight
weight gain
end stage renal disease
squamous cell carcinoma
free survival
depressive symptoms
physical activity
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
radiation therapy
rectal cancer