Body Fatness and Cancer — Viewpoint of the IARC Working Group

2016/08/24 by Béatrice Secretan, Chiara Scoccianti, Dana Loomis +3 · 4 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · Psychology · #Agency (philosophy) #Cancer #Cancer Risks and Factors #Environmental health #Group (periodic table) #Internal medicine #International agency #Medicine #Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer #Nutrition and Health in Aging #Psychology #Social science #Sociology

paper · pdf · doi:10.1056/nejmsr1606602

openalex publication_date 2016/08/24 · openalex created_date 2016/09/16 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06

Abstract

The International Agency for Research on Cancer convened a workshop on the relationship between body fatness and cancer, from which an IARC handbook on the topic will appear. An executive summary of the evidence is presented.

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