Associations of adiposity and weight change with recurrence and survival in breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adiposity and weight change among patients with breast cancer are associated with mortality, but there is limited evidence on the associations with distant recurrence or other causes of death or on central adiposity. Moreover, the relationship with breast cancer subtypes and by menopause status is unclear.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies of breast cancer patients investigating the associations of general and central adiposity (body mass index [BMI] and waist circumference [WC], respectively), before and after diagnosis, and weight change, with all-cause mortality, breast cancer-specific mortality (BCSM), and recurrence.

Results

173 studies (519,544 patients, 60,249 deaths overall, and 25,751 breast cancer de

SUBMITTER: Pang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9226105 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature