PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bordeaux, Bryan C.
AU  - Bolen, Shari
AU  - Brotman, Daniel J.
TI  - Beyond cardiovascular risk: The impact of obesity on cancer death
DP  - 2006 Oct 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 945--950
VI  - 73
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/10/945.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/10/945.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2006 Oct 01; 73
AB  - Obesity is associated with higher rates of death due to cancer. Possible explanations for this association include physiological factors associated with obesity, lower cancer screening rates in obese people, and technical difficulties in treating obese patients. These problems represent opportunities to improve the care of obese patients.