Panacea Index Logo

Command Palette

Search for a command to run...

Obesity-associated Breast Cancer: Analysis of risk factors.

Advances in experimental medicine and biology
January 1, 2017
Atilla Engin
Journal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to evaluate the impact of obesity-related factors, including high-fat diet, on breast cancer risk and prognosis in women.

Results Summary

The study found that obesity and high-fat diets are associated with increased breast cancer incidence and mortality, particularly in postmenopausal women, due to elevated estrogen levels, cholesterol, and inflammatory markers. However, premenopausal women with high BMI showed an inverse association with breast cancer risk.

Population

Women, with specific focus on postmenopausal and premenopausal subgroups.

Effective Dosage

Not Assessed

Duration

Not Assessed

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (10)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
increased body mass index (BMI)
increase
breast cancer incidence
-
significantly
stronger association
#1
obesity
increase
all-cause and breast cancer specific mortality
obese women with breast cancer
-
higher risk
#2
increased levels of estrogens due to excessive aromatization activity of the adipose tissue, overexpression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, insulin resistance, hyperactivation of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) pathways, adipocyte-derived adipokines, hypercholesterolemia and excessive oxidative stress
increase
breast cancer
obese women
-
contribute to the development
#3
hormone replacement therapy
increase
breast cancer risk
lean women
particularly evident
higher breast cancer risk
#4
general obesity
increase
breast cancer
postmenopausal women who are not taking exogenous hormones
-
significant predictor
#5
increased plasma cholesterol
increase
tumor formation and aggressiveness
-
-
leads to accelerated tumor formation and exacerbates their aggressiveness
#6
high BMI
decrease
breast cancer risk
premenopausal women
-
inversely associated
#7
avoiding the overweight and a high-fat diet
decrease
breast cancer risk
women
-
regulated
#8
Estrogen-plus-progestin hormone therapy
increase
invasive ductal and lobular breast cancer
users for more than 5 years
-
elevated risks
#9
Estrogen-plus-progestin hormone therapy
increase
node-positive status and cancer-related mortality
these cases
-
more commonly node-positive and have a higher cancer-related mortality
#10
Abstract

Several studies show that a significantly stronger association is obvious between increased body mass index (BMI) and higher breast cancer incidence. Furthermore, obese women are at higher risk of all-cause and breast cancer specific mortality when compared to non-obese women with breast cancer. In this context, increased levels of estrogens due to excessive aromatization activity of the adipose tissue, overexpression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, insulin resistance, hyperactivation of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) pathways, adipocyte-derived adipokines, hypercholesterolemia and excessive oxidative stress contribute to the development of breast cancer in obese women. While higher breast cancer risk with hormone replacement therapy is particularly evident among lean women, in postmenopausal women who are not taking exogenous hormones, general obesity is a significant predictor for breast cancer. Moreover, increased plasma cholesterol leads to accelerated tumor formation and exacerbates their aggressiveness. In contrast to postmenopausal women, premenopausal women with high BMI are inversely associated with breast cancer risk. Nevertheless, life-style of women for breast cancer risk is regulated by avoiding the overweight and a high-fat diet. Estrogen-plus-progestin hormone therapy users for more than 5 years have elevated risks of both invasive ductal and lobular breast cancer. Additionally, these cases are more commonly node-positive and have a higher cancer-related mortality. Collectively, in this chapter, the impacts of obesity-related estrogen, cholesterol, saturated fatty acid, leptin and adiponectin concentrations, aromatase activity, leptin and insulin resistance on breast cancer patients are evaluated. Obesity-related prognostic factors of breast cancer also are discussed at molecular basis.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Breast NeoplasmsCholesterolFemaleHumansInsulin ResistanceLeptinObesityRisk Factors
Study Links
Quality Scores
Safety20
Efficacy30/10
Quality75/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations112
Citations/Year14.0
Relative Citation Ratio4.53
NIH Percentile91.9%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.75
Weight Score2.16
Normalized Score0.35
Related Supplements