The effect of obesity on recurrence pattern in early breast cancer patients


Yazici O., AKSOY S., Sendur M. A. N., BABACAN T., Ozdemir N., Ozisik Y., ...More

JOURNAL OF BUON, vol.20, no.4, pp.954-962, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BUON
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.954-962
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Obesity is a well known risk factor for breast cancer recurrence and poor prognosis. We studied the effect of body mass index (BMI) on recurrence pattern in early breast cancer patients.