Obesity paradox in cancer: Is bigger really better?
Abstract While obesity is widely recognized as a risk factor for cancer, survival among patients with cancer is often higher for obese than for lean individuals. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain this “obesity paradox,” but no consensus has yet emerged. Here, we propose a novel hypoth...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Evolutionary Applications |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12790 |