Relation of body mass index (BMI) to disease free (DFS) and distant disease free Survivals (DDFS) among Turkish women with operable breast carcinoma

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Demirkan B., Alacacioglu A., Yilmaz U.

JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, cilt.37, sa.4, ss.256-265, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/jjco/hym023
  • Dergi Adı: JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.256-265
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: body mass index, breast cancer, prognosis, survival, ADIPOSE-TISSUE DEVELOPMENT, CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE, RISK-FACTORS, POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN, METABOLIC SYNDROME, PROSPECTIVE COHORT, PROGNOSTIC FACTOR, CANCER SURVIVAL, POOR-PROGNOSIS, OBESITY
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The correlation between body mass index (BMI) and patient and tumor characteristics related to prognosis has not been well explored and may help to elucidate the mechanisms involved in the carcinogenesis. Because of the equivocal, inconsistent and uncertain research results as well as racial and ethnic differences, we aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of high BMI in Turkish women with operable breast carcinoma.