Obesity-associated Breast Cancer: Analysis of risk factors.
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
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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.