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Obesity and cancer—extracellular matrix, angiogenesis, and adrenergic signaling as unusual suspects linking the two diseases
1 Sept 2022
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Obesity is an established risk factor for several human cancers. Given the association between excess body weight and cancer, the increasing rates of obesity worldwide are worrisome. A variety of obesity-related factors has been implicated in cancer initiation, progression, and response to therapy. These factors include circulating nutritional factors, hormones, and cytokines, causing hyperinsulinemia,...
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