The interrelationship between obesity and race in breast cancer prognosis: a prospective cohort study
Emma A. Schindler,
Cristiane Takita,
Fernando Collado-Mesa
et al.
Abstract:Background
Obesity is associated with an increased breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women and may contribute to worse outcomes. Black women experience higher obesity and breast cancer mortality rates than non-Black women. We examined associations between race, obesity, and clinical tumor stage with breast cancer prognosis.
Methods
We conducted a prospective cohort study in 1,110 breast cancer patients, using univariable and multivariable Cox re… Show more
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