# Cancer Risks and Factors

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/cancer-risks-and-factors-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 725,319 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the relationship between obesity, adiposity, and body mass index with cancer risk, prognosis, and treatment outcomes. It covers various aspects such as breast cancer, pregnancy-associated breast cancer, metabolic syndrome, hormonal influences, chemotherapy effects, and survival rates in relation to obesity. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T12103 |
| Works | 55,037 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Ahmedin Jemal](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ahmedin-jemal/)
- [Rebecca L. Siegel](https://scholariq.org/researchers/rebecca-l-siegel/)
- [Christopher J L Murray](https://scholariq.org/researchers/christopher-j-l-murray/)
- [Freddie Bray](https://scholariq.org/researchers/freddie-bray/)
- [Jacques Ferlay](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jacques-ferlay/)
- [Simon I Hay](https://scholariq.org/researchers/simon-i-hay/)
- [George Davey Smith](https://scholariq.org/researchers/george-davey-smith/)
- [Theo Vos](https://scholariq.org/researchers/theo-vos/)
- [Ali H. Mokdad](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ali-h-mokdad/)
- [Walter C. Willett](https://scholariq.org/researchers/walter-c-willett/)
- [Jost B. Jonas](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jost-b-jonas/)
- [Cyrus Cooper](https://scholariq.org/researchers/cyrus-cooper/)

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