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- Title
Role of Obesity and Exercise in Breast Cancer Survivors.
- Authors
Nagaiah, Govardhanan; Hazard, Hannah W.; Abraham, Jame
- Abstract
The article discusses the effect of obesity and exercise on breast cancer relapse and mortality. It states that 26 percent of women in North America have breast cancer with 2.5 million survivors. It notes that the recurrence of this disease can be attributed to obesity and unhealthy lifestyle. It adds that breast cancer patients with obesity have slow progress than normal weight individuals and cancer clinicians should suggest their patients to enroll in weight management and exercise programs.
- Subjects
BREAST cancer; CANCER patients; CANCER in women; OBESITY; MORTALITY; UNHEALTHY lifestyles
- Publication
Oncology (08909091), 2010, Vol 24, Issue 4, p342
- ISSN
0890-9091
- Publication type
Article