BMI changes and the risk of lung cancer in male never-smokers: A prospective cohort study.

Zheng WuShuanghua XieFei WangShuohua ChenKai SuFang LiHong CuiWei CaoYiwen YuChao QinYadi ZhengXuesi DongZhuoyu YangZilin LuoLiang ZhaoYongjie XuHong-Da ChenJiang LiGang WangShouling WuMin DaiNi LiJie He

Published in: Cancer medicine (2022)

The dramatic changes in BMI, both gain and loss, might increase lung cancer risk. The control of body weight would be a potential way for lung cancer prevention especially for the nonsmokers.

Keyphrases

body weight
body mass index
weight gain
smoking cessation
physical activity
climate change
weight loss