Obesity and Risk of Breast Cancer Death or Metastasis

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Obesity Linked to Risk for Metastasis and Death in Breast Cancer - QualityPoint Technologies

qualitypointtech.net — “A large, population-based study shows that obesity is an independent prognostic factor for developing distant metastases and breast-cancer-specific death. Medscape Medical NewsView full resource at qualitypointtech.net

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Obesity Linked to Risk for Metastasis and Death in Breast Cancer: A large, population-based study shows that obesi... http://bit.ly/e6QvZH

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Breast cancer recurrence risk for overweight and obese women - National Cancer Institute

cancer.gov — “Women who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence or related death than are leaner women, according to a new study presented to the 8th European Breast Cancer Conference Friday, March 23.View full resource at cancer.gov

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RT @NCIMedia: Study by @DanaFarber finds overweight and obese women at greater risk of breast cancer recurrence http://t.co/DuE9gbIO

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Large Analysis Finds Breast Cancer Patients Who Take Aspirin Reduced Risk Of Metastasis And Death By Half

medicalnewstoday.com — “An analysis of data from the Nurse's Health Study, a large, ongoing prospective observational study, shows that women who have completed treatment for early-stage breast cancer and who take aspiriView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Large Analysis Finds Breast Cancer Patients Who Take Aspirin Reduced Risk Of Metastasis And Death By Half http://mnt.to/3xJW #breastcancer

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Key Culprit Identified in Breast Cancer Metastasis

newswise.com — “New research at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that regulatory T cells, whose job is to help mediate the body--™s immune response, produce a protein that appears to hasten and intensify the spread of breast cancer to distant organs and, in doing so, dramatically increase the risk of death.View full resource at newswise.com

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Key culprit identified in breast cancer metastasis

sciencedaily.com — “New research suggests that regulatory T cells, whose job is to help mediate the body's immune response, produce a protein that appears to hasten and intensify the spread of breast cancer to distant organs and, in doing so, dramatically increase the risk of death.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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Key Culprit Identified in Breast Cancer Metastasis

newswise.com — “New research at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that regulatory T cells, whose job is to help mediate the body--™s immune response, produce a protein that appears to hasten and intensify the spread of breast cancer to distant organs and, in doing so, dramatically increase the risk of death.View full resource at newswise.com

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Overweight and obese women at greater risk of breast cancer recurrence | Science Codex

sciencecodex.com — “Vienna, Austria: Women who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence or related death than are leaner women, according to a new study to be presented to the 8th European Breast CancerView full resource at sciencecodex.com

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#Obesity at the time of diagnosis of breast cancer increases the risk of recurrence or death from disease. http://t.co/ZLy9voZu

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Higher risk of breast cancer recurrence in overweight, obese women

news-medical.net — “Women who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence or related death than are leaner women, according to a new study to be presented to the 8th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-8).View full resource at news-medical.net

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#Women who are overweight or #obese when they are diagnosed with #breastcancer are at higher risk of #cancer recurrence http://t.co/foBnM0YF

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Overweight and obese women at greater risk of breast cancer recurrence

medicalxpress.com — “Women who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence or related death than are leaner women, according to a new study to be presented to the 8th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-8) today (Friday). This finding held true even though ...View full resource at medicalxpress.com

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Overweight and obese women at greater risk of breast cancer recurrence http://t.co/IQDrXhvE

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Overweight and obese women at greater risk of breast cancer recurrence

eurekalert.org — “Women who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence or related death than are leaner women, according to a new study. The finding held true even though the study mandated that chemotherapy dosage be adjusted for body weight, and adds further to the evidence that lifestyle factors can influence cancer prognosis, the American researchers say.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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Overweight and obese women at greater risk of breast cancer recurrence

eurekalert.org — “Women who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence or related death than are leaner women, according to a new study. The finding held true even though the study mandated that chemotherapy dosage be adjusted for body weight, and adds further to the evidence that lifestyle factors can influence cancer prognosis, the American researchers say.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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Obesity linked with poorer breast cancer outcomes

physorg.com — “Breast cancer patients with a high body mass index (BMI) have a poorer cancer prognosis later in life. Specifically, their treatment effect does not last as long and their risk of death increases.View full resource at physorg.com

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Alcohol Consumption Increases Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence

newswise.com — “1) Alcohol may raise the risk of breast cancer recurrence; 2) Obese women who drink alcohol may be at greater risk of recurrence; 3) Alcohol was not related to risk of overall death.View full resource at newswise.com

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Alcohol Consumption Increases Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence

newswise.com — “1) Alcohol may raise the risk of breast cancer recurrence; 2) Obese women who drink alcohol may be at greater risk of recurrence; 3) Alcohol was not related to risk of overall death.View full resource at newswise.com

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Effect of Obesity on Prognosis After Early-Stage Breast Cancer --" JCO

jco.ascopubs.org — “Effect of Obesity on Prognosis After Early-Stage Breast Cancer --" JCOView full resource at jco.ascopubs.org

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Large Danish study of breast cancer survivors finds obesity increases the risk of distant metastases and early death: http://bit.ly/faGO2j

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