Fracture risk in breast cancer: Does obesity have an effect? A scoping review

Background: Metastasis from breast cancer (BC) has a predilection for the skeleton. Due to its osteolytic nature, breast cancer bone metastasis (BCBM) appears to increase fracture risk. The association between obesity and its effect on bone seems to be skeletal site-specific. The incidence of pathol...

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Main Authors: Huong Quynh Duong, Michelle Maugham-Macan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Journal of Bone Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212137422000392