RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Beyond cardiovascular risk: The impact of obesity on cancer death
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 945
OP 950
VO 73
IS 10
A1 Bordeaux, Bryan C.
A1 Bolen, Shari
A1 Brotman, Daniel J.
YR 2006
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/10/945.abstract
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.