Peculiarities of the obese patient with cancer: a national consensus statement by the Spanish Society for the Study of Obesity and the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology

Abstract

The relationship between obesity and cancer is clear and is present at all times during course of the disease. The importance of obesity in increasing the risk of developing cancer is well known, and some of the most prevalent tumours (breast, colorectal, and prostate) are directly related to this risk increase. However, there is less information available on the role that obesity plays when the patient has already been diagnosed with cancer. Certain data demonstrate that in some types of cancer, obese patients tolerate the treatments more poorly. Obesity is also known to have an impact on the prognosis, favouring lower survival rates or the appearance of secondary tumours. In this consensus statement, we will analyse the scientific evidence on the role that obesity plays in patients already diagnosed with cancer, and the available data on how obesity control can improve the quality of daily life for the cancer patient.

Obesidad y riesgo de recaídas en pacientes con Leucemia Linfoblástica Aguda: Estudio retrospectivo

“…La obesidad influye en todos los aspectos del tratamiento oncológico, dificultando el cálculo correcto de dosis de quimioterapia hasta incrementar el riesgo de la asociación con comorbilidades que merman la calidad de vida y reducen las posibilidades de ser tratados mediante regímenes más eficaces 25 . Nuestros resultados muestran que la mitad (50,8%) de nuestra población presentó algún tipo de exceso de peso, ya sea sobrepeso u obesidad.…”