Can weight loss prevent cancer?

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 995-999

  Wolin, K Y ^a,b   Colditz, G A ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Obesity; Prevention; Weight gain; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; OBESITY; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OBESITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 53049089720     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604623     Document Type: Review

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