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Association of obesity status and metabolic syndrome with site-specific cancers: a population-based cohort study

Zhi Cao, Xiaomin Zheng, Hongxi Yang, Shu Li, Fusheng Xu, Xilin Yang, Yaogang Wang

British Journal of Cancer · 2020 · 86 citations · 35 references

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Even in metabolically healthy individuals, obesity was associated with increased risks of five cancers, whereas we did not find that these individuals were associated with increased risks of several other obesity-related cancers.

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