The Link Between Obesity and Cancer
eBook - ePub

The Link Between Obesity and Cancer

  1. 300 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Link Between Obesity and Cancer

About this book

The Link between Obesity and Cancer provides a comprehensive review on the relationship between obesity and cancer, presenting global perspectives on obesity and cancer incidence that are followed by in-depth discussions on cancers for which we have new evidence of a causal relationship with obesity. Readers will gain fundamental knowledge on which cancer types are related to obesity. In addition, this updated resource provides significant knowledge for clinicians on when to act, along with specific management guidelines for patients, as well as how to understand potential risk factors and how to directly or indirectly minimize these risks. The book also provides never-before-published scientific data for any researcher in the field, identifying molecular mechanisms and links behind the development of malignancy and promoting research in new and effective target pathways in developing therapeutic strategies. - Provides essential knowledge on how to understand the link between obesity and cancer and why and how this occurs - Presents a significant knowledge base for clinicians on when to act, along with patient management guidelines for patients with obesity and potential risk factors - Contains new scientific data and findings for researchers that identify the molecular mechanisms and links behind the development of malignancy

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Table of contents

  1. Title of Book
  2. Cover image
  3. Title page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contributors
  8. 1 Introduction: The obesity pandemic
  9. 2 Physiology of obesity and metabolism
  10. 3 Structure and function of the cell
  11. 4 The biology of cancer
  12. 5 Obesity and correlation with cancer
  13. 6 Obesity and breast cancer
  14. 7 Obesity and prostate cancer
  15. 8 Colorectal cancer and obesity
  16. 9 Kidney cancer and obesity
  17. 10 Obesity and cancers of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas
  18. 11 Obesity and cancer of the upper gastrointestinal tract
  19. 12 Obesity and head and neck cancer
  20. 13 Obesity and brain tumors
  21. 14 Obesity and thyroid cancer
  22. 15 Obesity biomarkers, pathways, and risk factors
  23. 16 New and future prospects of obesity and cancer
  24. Index