Association Between Obesity and Risk of Total and Obesity-Related Cancer in People With Incident Cardiovascular Disease.

Sarah Malik Avirup Guha Xiaoling Wang Neal L Weintraub Ryan A HarrisBiplab DattaJustin Xavier Moore Priyanshu Nain Minh Tam Truong Steven Scott Coughlin Elizabeth J Polter Anna E Prizment Anne H Blaes Roberta Florido Shelby Kutty Alvaro Alonso Corrine E Joshu Elizabeth A Platz

Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)

This study suggests that obesity is linked to higher obesity-related cancer risk in women with incident CVD, independent of shared risk factors. Further research is needed to eliminate residual confounding, understand sex differences, and explore how CVD pathophysiologies and obesity together influence cancer risk.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
weight gain
risk factors
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
coronary artery disease
cardiovascular risk factors
cardiovascular events
drug induced