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Anti-VEGF therapy — a role in obesity-related breast cancer

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Obesity increases the risk of breast cancer and decreases the survival of patients with breast cancer, particularly for postmenopausal, oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. New findings now add to the evidence… Click to show full abstract

Obesity increases the risk of breast cancer and decreases the survival of patients with breast cancer, particularly for postmenopausal, oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. New findings now add to the evidence for the detrimental effects of obesity in patients with breast cancer by showing that obesity can cause resistance to therapy.

Keywords: anti vegf; breast cancer; cancer; obesity; vegf therapy

Journal Title: Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Year Published: 2018

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