Obesity and Prognostic Variables in Colombian Breast Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Javier Cuello-LópezAna Fidalgo-ZapataElsa Maria Vásquez-Trespalacios

Published in: International journal of breast cancer (2017)

Colombian breast cancer patients exhibit a significant prevalence of overweight and obesity. Associations of high BMI and poor prognosis variables in the premenopausal population suggest risk of aggressive disease in this population. Future studies to further validate our observations are warranted in order to implement multidisciplinary clinical guidelines.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
long non coding rna
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
weight loss
body mass index
physical activity
postmenopausal women
high fat diet induced