Exploring the Impact of the Obesity Paradox on Lung Cancer and Other Malignancies
There is a paradoxical relationship between obesity, as measured by BMI, and many types of cancer, including non-small-cell lung cancer. Obese non-small-cell lung cancer patients have been shown to fare better than their non-obese counterparts. To analyze the multifaceted effects of obesity on oncol...
Main Authors: | Lindsay Joyce Nitsche, Sarbajit Mukherjee, Kareena Cheruvu, Cathleen Krabak, Rohit Rachala, Kalyan Ratnakaram, Priyanka Sharma, Maddy Singh, Sai Yendamuri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-03-01
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Series: | Cancers |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/6/1440 |
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