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Obesity is a relevant risk factor in breast cancer (BC), but little is known about the efects of overweight and obesity in surgical outcomes of BC patients. The aim of this study is to analyse surgical options and associated overall survival (OS) in overweight and obese women with BC. In this study, 2143 women diagnosed between 2012 and 2016 at the Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO-Porto) were included, and the clinicopathological information was retrieved from the institutional database. Patients were stratifed by body mass index (BMI). Statistical analysis included Pearson's chi-squared test with statistical signifcance set at p
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Keywords
Breast cancer Obesity Surgery Mastectomy Sentinel node biopsy Axillary dissection
Citation
Luís, C., Fernandes, R., Dias, J., Pereira, D., Machado, F., Baylina, P., Fernandes, R., & Soares, R. (2023). Does body mass index influence surgical options and overall survival in breast cancer patients? Clinical and Translational Oncology, 25(10), 2922–2930. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-023-03154-0
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Springer Link