The interrelationship between obesity and race in breast cancer prognosis: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Emma A. Schindler (Author), Cristiane Takita (Author), Fernando Collado-Mesa (Author), Isildinha M. Reis (Author), Wei Zhao (Author), George R. Yang (Author), Laura G. Acosta (Author), Jennifer J. Hu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Obesity is associated with an increased breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women and may contribute to worse outcomes. Black women experience higher obesity and breast cancer mortality rates than non-Black women. We examined associations between race, obesity, and clinical tumo...