Association between Obesity and Melanoma Risk in an Asian Population: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Overweight and obesity were associated with increased risk of melanoma in a population-based cohort of Koreans. Obese individuals, especially men and premenopausal women, may require more thorough prevention and screening strategies for melanoma.
Authors
- Ji‐Hye Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6699-5202)
- Seonghye Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3619-3356)
- Dong Wook Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1262-2566)
- Hyeonjin Cho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7652-2732)
- In Young Cho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6265-6342)
- Kyungdo Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6096-1263)
- Hye Yeon Koo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0387-4278)
- Jin-Hyung Jung
Institutions
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Soongsil University (KR)
- Samsung (South Korea) (KR)
- Samsung Medical Center (KR)
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (KR)
- Sungkyunkwan University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Research and Treatment
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2025.169
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05
Funders
- Soongsil University
- Korean Foundation for Cancer Research
- Samsung