Weight Control Especially Important For Breast Cancer Patients Under 60

A study from the University of Texas San Antonio and published in the journal Cancer suggests that

“… women younger than age 60 diagnosed with breast cancer who have a genetic risk factor for obesity have a higher risk for gaining weight and therefore should begin a weight-loss program to increase their chance for survival.”

Sadim, M., Xu, Y., Selig, K., Paulus, J., Uthe, R., Agarwl, S., Dubin, I., Oikonomopoulou, P., Zaichenko, L., McCandlish, S. A., Van Horn, L., Mantzoros, C., Ankerst, D. P. and Kaklamani, V. G. (2017), A prospective evaluation of clinical and genetic predictors of weight changes in breast cancer survivors. Cancer, 123: 2413–2421. doi:10.1002/cncr.30628

Last Updated on August 14, 2017 by weightcontrol