The correlation between increasing Body Mass Index and the incidence of local recurrence and distant metastasis in breast cancer patients
OBJECTIVE: Patients with breast cancer (BC) who are obese or overweight at the time of diagnosis have a low survival rate and a high death rate. We aimed to investigate if having a higher body mass index (BMI) at diagnosis raised the risk of local recurrence (LR) and distant metastasis. PATIENTS AND...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Verduci Editore
2023-05-01
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| Series: | World Cancer Research Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://www.wcrj.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/05/e2553.pdf |