Visceral Obesity in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Visceral Obesity in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

While obesity measured by body mass index (BMI) has been paradoxically associated with reduced risk and better outcome for lung cancer, recent studies suggest that the harm of obesity becomes apparent when measured as visceral adiposity. However, the prevalence of visceral obesity and its associatio...

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Main Authors: Lindsay Nitsche, Yeshwanth Vedire, Eric Kannisto, Xiaolong Wang, Robert J. Seager, Sarabjot Pabla, Santosh K. Patnaik, Sai Yendamuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
adiposity
computerized tomography
epidemiology
image analysis
lung cancer
obesity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/14/3450

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