Open AccessModified metabolic syndrome and second cancers in women: A case control study
Author(s) -
Carlos Manuel Ortíz-Mendoza,
Ernesto Pérez-Chávez,
Tania-Angélica De-la Fuente-Vera
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
south asian journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-4306
pISSN - 2278-330X
DOI - 10.4103/2278-330x.195341
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , odds ratio , body mass index , confidence interval , diabetes mellitus , blood pressure , anthropometry , case control study , gastroenterology , endocrinology
According to some studies, the metabolic syndrome causes diverse primary cancers; however, there is no evidence about metabolic syndrome impact on second cancers development in women.