Body Size Indicators and Risk of Gallbladder Cancer: Pooled Analysis of Individual-Level Data from 19 Prospective Cohort Studies

Conclusions: These findings indicate that measures of overall and central excess body weight are associated with higher gallbladder cancer risks. Impact: Excess body weight is an important, and potentially preventable, gallbladder cancer risk factor. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 26(4); 597–606. ©2017 AACR.

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Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - April 2, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Campbell, P. T., Newton, C. C., Kitahara, C. M., Patel, A. V., Hartge, P., Koshiol, J., McGlynn, K. A., Adami, H.-O., Berrington de Gonzalez, A., Beane Freeman, L. E., Bernstein, L., Buring, J. E., Freedman, N. D., Gao, Y.-T., Giles, G. G., Gunter, M. J., Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research