Title
Obesity Early in Adulthood Increases Risk but Does Not Affect Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2015
Publication Title
BMC Gastroenterology
Department
Geisel School of Medicine
Abstract
Despite the significant association between obesity and several cancers, it has been difficult to establish an association between obesity and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Patients with HCC often have ascites, making it a challenge to accurately determine body mass index (BMI), and many factors contribute to the development of HCC. We performed a case–control study to investigate whether obesity early in adulthood affects risk, age of onset, or outcomes of patients with HCC.
DOI
10.1053/j.gastro.2015.03.044
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Hassan, Manal M.; Abdel-Wahab, Reham; Kaseb, Ahmed; Shalaby, Ahmed; Phan, Alexandria; El-Serag, Hashem; Hawk, Ernest; Morris, Jeff; Pratap Singh Raghav, Kanwal; Lee, Ju-Seog; Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas; Bortus, Gehan; Torres, Harrys; Amos, Christopher; Wolff, Robert; and Li, Donghui, "Obesity Early in Adulthood Increases Risk but Does Not Affect Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma" (2015). Dartmouth Scholarship. 588.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/588
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