Excess Body Weight and the Risk of Second Primary Cancers Among Cancer Survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Little is known about the causes of second primary cancers among individuals with a history of cancer. Descriptive studies have suggested that lifestyle factors, including excess body weight, may be important.

Objective

To investigate whether excess body weight is associated with the risk of a second primary malignant neoplasm among cancer survivors.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study of adults in 21 states in the US used data from the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition cohort, a large prospective study that invited participants to respond to a survey in 1992 and biennial surveys starting in 1997, and who were followed-up through 2017. Eligible participants included those who received a diagnosis of a first primary nonmetastatic invasive

SUBMITTER: Bodelon C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11409156 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature