Impact of obesity on breast cancer recurrence and minimal residual disease

Impact of obesity on breast cancer recurrence and minimal residual disease

Abstract Background Obesity is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer recurrence and cancer death. Recurrent cancers arise from the pool of residual tumor cells, or minimal residual disease (MRD), that survives primary treatment and persists in the host. Whether the association of obesit...

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Main Authors: Brett L. Ecker, Jun Y. Lee, Christopher J. Sterner, Aaron C. Solomon, Dhruv K. Pant, Fei Shen, Javier Peraza, Lauren Vaught, Samyukta Mahendra, George K. Belka, Tien-chi Pan, Kathryn H. Schmitz, Lewis A. Chodosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
Subjects:
Obesity
High-fat diet
Breast cancer
Recurrence
Tumor dormancy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-018-1087-7

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