Abstract P1-07-13: Obesity is associated with poor prognosis of Japanese breast cancer, especially in ER positive/HER2 negative subtype, which tendency is prominent

• Published in: Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) Vol. 78; no. 4_Supplement; pp. P1 - P1-07-13
• Main Authors: Sato, M, Terai, S, Tachikawa, H, Maeda, H, Yamamoto, M, Tomioka, N, Watanabe, K, Takahashi, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 15.02.2018

Abstract Introduction: Body mass index (BMI) is defined as a poor prognostic factor in breast cancer patients in western countries. Since the percentage of the overweight differs between Asian and western breast cancer patients, we do not know if breast cancer prognosis in Asia is related to obesity...