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Obese women treated for breast cancer are more likely to suffer a relapse than slimmer patients.
A study has shown for the first time that overweight women have worse outcomes from the most common form of the disease.
It found women who are obese when diagnosed have a higher chance of dying prematurely. Researchers believe the causes are hormonal.
Their results suggest that extra body fat causes hormonal changes and inflammation that may drive some cases to spread and recur, despite treatment.
Previously, it has been suggested that a greater risk of the disease returning in heavier women might be due to under-treatment with chemotherapy drugs.
It was feared they may have been receiving doses aimed at slimmer sufferers because their body size had not been taken into account.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ning-rises-step-weight.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
A study has shown for the first time that overweight women have worse outcomes from the most common form of the disease.
It found women who are obese when diagnosed have a higher chance of dying prematurely. Researchers believe the causes are hormonal.
Their results suggest that extra body fat causes hormonal changes and inflammation that may drive some cases to spread and recur, despite treatment.
Previously, it has been suggested that a greater risk of the disease returning in heavier women might be due to under-treatment with chemotherapy drugs.
It was feared they may have been receiving doses aimed at slimmer sufferers because their body size had not been taken into account.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ning-rises-step-weight.html?ito=feeds-newsxml