"The Role of Obesity in Cancer Survival and Recurrence" ed. by Margie Patlak and Sharyl J. Nass
National Cancer Policy Forum; Board on Health Care Services; Institute of Medicine
NAS Press | 2012 | ISBN: 0309253330 9780309253338 | 127 pages | PDF | 12 MB
This book explores the complex web of molecular mechanisms that underlie the obesity-cancer link, the ways to design future studies to acquire the information needed to guide patient care, what to advise cancer patients about weight loss, diet, exercise, and other measures to reduce their risk of cancer progression or recurrence and policy suggestions related to research, education, and dissemination of the findings on obesity and cancer.