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Overweight, obesity and cancer: epidemiological evidence and proposed mechanisms

Nature reviews. Cancer · 2004 · Vol. 4(8) · pp. 579–591

Eugenia E. Calle✉(American Cancer Society)Rudolf Kaaks

Cancer Risks and Factors Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer Cancer, Lipids, and MetabolismObesityCancerOverweightCarcinogenesisEpidemiologyMedicineHormoneInflammationInsulin resistancePathogenesis

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Biological AvailabilityHumansHyperinsulinismInflammationInsulin ResistanceNeoplasmsObesityPublic HealthGonadal Steroid HormonesEpidemiologic Studies

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