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Interventions for weight reduction in obesity to improve survival in women with endometrial cancer
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Background Diagnoses of endometrial cancer are increasing secondary to the rising prevalence of obesity. Obesity plays an important role in promoting the development of endometrial cancer, by inducing a state of unopposed oestrogen excess, insulin resistance and inflammation. It also affects treatment, increasing the risk of surgical complications and the complexity of radiotherapy planning, and may additionally impact on subsequent survival. Weight‐loss interventions have...
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- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1002/14651858.CD012513.pub2
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- John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
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- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews More from this journal
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- 2018
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- 2
- Article number:
- CD012513
- Publication date:
- 2018-02-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-01-01
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1469-493X
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English
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pubs:671164
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