Body mass index and cancer risk among adults with and without cardiometabolic diseases: evidence from the EPIC and UK Biobank prospective cohort studies.
Emma FontvieilleVivian ViallonMartina RecaldeReynalda CordovaAnna JansanaLaia Peruchet-NorayHannah LennonAlicia K HeathDagfinn AuneSofia ChristakoudiVerena KatzkeRudolf KaaksElif Inan-ErogluMatthias B SchulzeLene MellemkjærAnne TjønnelandKim OvervadMarta FarràsDafina PetrovaPilar AmianoMaría-Dolores ChirlaqueConchi Moreno-IribasSandar Tin TinGiovanna MasalaSabina SieriFulvio RicceriSalvatore PanicoAnne M MayEvelyn M MonninkhofElisabete WeiderpassMarc J GunterPietro FerrariHeinz FreislingPublished in: BMC medicine (2023)
Irrespective of CMD status, higher BMI increased the risk of obesity-related cancer among European adults. The additive interaction between obesity and CVD suggests that obesity prevention would translate into a greater cancer risk reduction among population groups with CVD than among the general population.