Cancer and body weight research

We have listed below the key review papers and studies that have addressed the issue of cancer and body weight.

Research review papers:

Body-mass index and incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies. Renehan AG et al. Lancet. 2008 Feb 16;371(9612):569-78. (Abstract)

Lifestyle factors and colorectal cancer risk (1): systematic review and meta-analysis of associations with body mass index. Harriss DJ et al. Colorectal Dis. 2009 Jul;11(6):547-63. (Abstract)

Obesity and gastrointestinal cancer. Donohoe CL et al. Br J Surg. 2010 May;97(5):628-42. (Abstract)

Overweight, obesity and gastric cancer risk: results from a meta-analysis of cohort studies. Yang P et al. Eur J Cancer. 2009 Nov;45(16):2867-73. (Abstract)

Overweight and obesity and incidence of leukemia: a meta-analysis of cohort studies. Larsson Sc et al. Int J Cancer. 2008 Mar 15;122(6):1418-21.(Abstract)

Height, body mass index, and ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of 12 cohort studies. Schouten LJ et al. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 Apr;17(4):902-12. (Full text)

Obesity and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Olsen CM et al. Eur J Cancer. 2007 Mar;43(4):690-709. (Abstract)

Key research studies

Body mass index, weight change, and risk of prostate cancer in the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort. Rodriguez C et al. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2007 Jan;16(1):63-9. (Full text)

 

 

 

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