Overweight cancer patients generally have a worse prognosis compared to their leaner counterparts. A new study published today in Cancer Research suggests a mechanism for the link between obesity and cancer.
“Our study for the first times proves that excess fat tissue can directly promote cancer progression irrespective of the diet responsible for obesity onset,” said Mikhail Kolonin, PhD, an associate professor at the Institute of Molecular Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, and lead author of the study. Read more…http://www.cancernetwork.com/news/display/article/10165/2107924
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