Association between thoracic adiposity and survival in non-metastatic breast cancer
Despite strong correlations with L3, adiposity at T4 was significantly associated with overall and heart disease-specific mortality, while measurements at L3 were not, possibly due to the proximity of T4 to the breast tumor and heart.
Authors
- Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1192-4017)
- Anlan Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7190-657X)
- Adana A. M. Llanos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9954-9121)
- Bette J. Caan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5803-310X)
- Charles P. Quesenberry
- Ijeamaka Anyene Fumagalli
- Wendy Y. Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6946-1206)
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Breast Cancer Research
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13058-025-02127-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05
Funders
- National Cancer Institute