Why are women with obesity more likely to develop breast cancer

Future Oncol. 2018 Jul;14(16):1523-1526. doi: 10.2217/fon-2018-0125. Epub 2018 Jun 25.

Authors

Sheng-I Chen¹, Chia-Chien Hsieh²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Industrial Engineering & Management, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
² Department of Human Development & Family Studies, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.

PMID: 29938526
DOI: 10.2217/fon-2018-0125

No abstract available

Keywords: obesity; tumor microenvironment; women.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index
Breast Neoplasms / epidemiology
Breast Neoplasms / metabolism*
Carcinogenesis / metabolism
Estrogens / metabolism
Female
Humans
Incidence
Obesity / epidemiology
Obesity / metabolism*
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Tumor Microenvironment*

Substances

Estrogens