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Metabolic comorbidities and the association with risks of recurrent metastatic disease in breast cancer survivors.

Sumadi Lukman AnwarRoby CahyonoDayat PrabowoWidya Surya AvantiLina ChoridahEry Kus DwianingsihWirsma Arif HarahapTeguh Aryandono
Published in: BMC cancer (2021)
Metabolic comorbidities were frequently found in breast cancer patients and were associated with higher risks to develop recurrent metastatic disease, particularly in post-menopausal women. Subsequent larger studies are needed to better understand the association of metabolic comorbidities with patients' quality of life and prognosis, and to explore the potential combination of clinical intervention and lifestyle modification in breast cancer survivors to treat as well as reduce their impact.
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