Obesity Early in Adulthood Increases Risk but Does Not Affect Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Authors

Manal M. Hassan
Reham Abdel-Wahab
Ahmed Kaseb
Ahmed Shalaby
Alexandria Phan, Houston Methodist Hospital
Hashem El-Serag, Baylor College of Medicine
Ernest Hawk, University of Texas Medical Branch
Jeff Morris, University of Texas Medical Branch
Kanwal Pratap Singh Raghav, University of Texas Medical Branch
Ju-Seog Lee, University of Texas Medical Branch
Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, University of Texas Medical Branch
Gehan Bortus, University of Texas Medical Branch
Harrys Torres, University of Texas Medical Branch
Christopher Amos, Dartmouth CollegeFollow
Robert Wolff, University of Texas Medical Branch
Donghui Li, University of Texas Medical Branch

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