Excess Body Weight and the Risk of Second Primary Cancers Among Cancer Survivors
In this cohort study of older survivors of nonmetastatic cancer, those who had overweight or obesity at the time of their first cancer diagnosis were at higher risk of developing a second cancer, especially an obesity-related second cancer. Given the high prevalence of overweight and obesity among cancer survivors, it is important to promote survivorship care guidelines recommending weight management and increase awareness of second cancers among physicians and cancer survivors.
Authors
- Ahmedin Jemal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0000-4111)
- Alpa V. Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9997-1218)
- Christina C. Newton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1471-5608)
- Clara Bodelón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6578-2678)
- Emily L. Deubler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4511-1452)
- Hyuna Sung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8021-5997)
- Lauren R. Teras
- Ellen Mitchell
Institutions
- American Cancer Society (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.33132
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.32