Blar i forfatter Doktorgradsavhandlinger (Helsefak) "da Silva, Marisa Eleonor"
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Weight change and cancer
da Silva, Marisa Eleonor (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2020-05-25)<p><i>Background: </i>The obesity prevalence has reached pandemic dimensions. The cancer incidence has also increased worldwide, and several cancers are related to body fatness. However, there are uncertainties weather the velocity and magnitude of weight gain, independent of body fatness, increase cancer risk. Moreover, there are few studies on short-term weight gain and site-specific cancers. Thus, ...