Abstract:Obesity increases the risk of tumourigenesis, but paradoxically may predict better prognosis after cancer has been diagnosed. There is a general lack of understanding of interactions between cancer cells and adipose tissue. Obesity is characterised by activated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and increased infiltration of macrophages in the adipose tissue. Little is known about the connection between the ER stress and infiltration of macrophages in the adipose tissue. Additionally, the impact of each charact… Show more
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