Effect of obesity on toxicity in women treated with adjuvant chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer: A systematic review

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 323-330

  Carroll, James ^a,b   Protani, Melinda ^a   Walpole, Euan ^a,c   Martin, Jennifer H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b University of Queensland ^*  (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti neoplastic; Breast; Chemotherapy; Neoplasm; Obesity; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868211934     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-012-2213-3     Document Type: Review

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