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Interleukin-6 and body mass index, tobacco use, and sleep in gynecologic cancers.

Elizabeth L KacelJanae L KirschTimothy S SannesSeema PatidarRachel PostupackSally JensenShan S WongStephanie GareyStacy DoddChantel M UlfigChristina S McCraeMichael E RobinsonJacqueline CastagnoGregory S SchultzDeidre B Pereira
Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2019)
Higher BMI and any history of tobacco use predicted higher IL-6 among women undergoing surgery for suspected gynecologic cancers. Cognitive-behavioral interventions targeting primary and secondary obesity and tobacco use prevention may reduce systemic inflammation and optimize cancer outcomes in this population. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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