Body Mass Index and Risk of Intestinal Metaplasia: A Cohort Study.

Kyungeun KimYoosoo ChangJiin AhnHyo-Joon YangJu Young JungSeokkyun KimChong Il SohnSeungho Ryu

Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2019)

Excessive adiposity appears to play a role in development of stomach precursor lesions of stomach cancer, requiring further studies to determine whether strategies to reduce obesity will also help reduce precancerous lesions and, in turn, gastric cancer.

Keyphrases

weight gain
insulin resistance
papillary thyroid
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
weight loss
squamous cell
body mass index
high fat diet induced
sensitive detection
adipose tissue
fluorescent probe
skeletal muscle
squamous cell carcinoma
young adults
physical activity
quantum dots