Weight Fluctuation and Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women: The Women's Health Initiative

Conclusions: Weight gain and weight cycling were positively associated with risk of breast and endometrial cancer, respectively. Impact: These data suggest weight cycling and weight gain increase risk of prevalent cancers in postmenopausal women. Adopting ideal body-weight maintenance practices before and after weight loss should be encouraged to reduce risk of incident breast and endometrial cancers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 26(5); 779–86. ©2017 AACR.

http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/5/779?rss=1

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - April 30, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Welti, L. M., Beavers, D. P., Caan, B. J., Sangi-Haghpeykar, H., Vitolins, M. Z., Beavers, K. M. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research