Obesity-associated digestive cancers: A review of mechanisms and interventions

The prevalence of obesity has steadily increased over the past few decades. Previous studies suggest that obesity is an oncogenic factor and that over 20% of all cancers are obesity-related. Among such cancers, digestive system malignancies (including esophageal adenocarcinomas, colorectal cancers,...

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Main Authors: Jiachen Zheng, Ming Zhao, Jiahui Li, Guoying Lou, Yanyan Yuan, Shizhong Bu, Yang Xi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOS Press 2017-03-01
Series:Tumor Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317695020