Longitudinal assessment of the impact of higher body mass index on cancer-related fatigue in patients with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy.

Julia E InglisMichelle C JanelsinsEva CulakovaKaren M MustianPo-Ju LinIan R KlecknerLuke J Peppone

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)

Obese patients suffered greater CRF from pre-chemotherapy through 6 months post-chemotherapy. Recommendations for weight loss or weight maintenance may impact CRF levels in obese breast cancer patients before and after chemotherapy.

Keyphrases

weight loss
obese patients
bariatric surgery
body mass index
locally advanced
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
weight gain
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
squamous cell carcinoma
depressive symptoms
cross sectional
insulin resistance