Body Mass Index Is Positively Associated with Endometrial Cancer in Chinese Women, Especially Prior to Menopause
Open Access
- 1 January 2016
- journal article
- Published by Ivyspring International Publisher in Journal of Cancer
- Vol. 7 (9) , 1169-1173
Abstract
Objective: Obesity is a well-known risk factor for developing endometrial cancer. However, the incidence and survival rate of endometrial cancer are associated with ethnicity and geographical area. In addition, whether menopausal status is associated with developing endometrial cancer in obese women and whether obesity is associated with subtypes of endometrial cancer have not been fully investigated. Here, we investigated the effect of BMI on developing endometrial cancer in Chinese women taking into account menopausal status and cancer subtypes.Keywords
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