Adiposity and cancer at major anatomical sites: umbrella review of the literature

Kyrgiou, Maria; Kalliala, Ilkka; Markozannes, Georgios; J. Gunter, Marc; Paraskevaidis, Evangelos; Gabra, Hani; L. Martin‐Hirsch, Pierre; K. Tsilidis, Konstantinos

doi:10.1136/bmj.j477

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Adiposity and cancer at major anatomical sites: umbrella review of the literature

Published in BMJ • Feb 28, 2017

Authors:

Maria Kyrgiou

Ilkka Kalliala

Georgios Markozannes

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the strength and validity of the evidence for the association between adiposity and risk of developing or dying from cancer. Design Umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Data sources PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and manual screenin...

Subject

Medicine

Meta-analysis

Endometrial cancer

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