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Obesity‐related endometrial cancer: an update on survivorship approaches to reducing cardiovascular death
Author(s) -
Laskey RA,
McCarroll ML,
Gruenigen VE
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/1471-0528.13684
Subject(s) - endometrial cancer , obesity , medicine , survivorship curve , disease , cancer , malignancy , cause of death , cancer survivorship , weight loss , risk factor , oncology
As the rate of obesity increases worldwide, so will the number of women diagnosed with obesity‐related malignancy. The strongest correlation between obesity and cancer is endometrial cancer ( EC ). Obesity is the most significant modifiable risk factor for development of EC and also contributes to the most common cause of death in EC survivors—cardiovascular disease ( CVD ). Most cancer survivors after diagnosis do not implement lifestyle changes aimed at weight‐loss and CVD risk reduction. This selective review highlights recent novel and unique approaches for managing CVD co‐morbidities in EC survivorship. Tweetable abstract This selective review highlights recent novel and unique approaches to CVD co‐morbidities in EC survivorship.