Obesity and renal cell carcinoma risk by histologic subtype: A nested case-control study and meta-analysis

ConclusionsThese findings support the hypothesis that histologic subtypes of RCC possess distinct etiologic pathways, with obesity important for the development of clear cell and, possibly, chromophobe RCC, but not papillary RCC.
Source: Cancer Epidemiology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research