Weight gain following breast cancer diagnosis: Implication and proposed mechanisms

World Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 272-282

  Makari Judson, Grace ^a   Braun, Barry ^a,b   Joseph Jerry, D ^a,b,c   Mertens, Wilson C ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Exercise; Insulin resistance; Survivorship; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928622095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22184333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v5.i3.272     Document Type: Review

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