Breast Cancer and Obesity

Paper Summary:

This paper proposes a study to look at women with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 24 (clinical definition of obesity per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and see if their rate of breast cancer is higher than for those women with a breast cancer who are within normal weight standards. The study is to be done via a records review and personal interview when possible and it is hypothesized that those women who have a greater BMI will have a greater risk of breast cancer, regardless of tumor type, ethnicity and other lifestyle factors.

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Abstract
Introduction
Review of Literature
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Appendix A: Informed Consent Form

From the Paper:

"Breast cancer is a significant health issue for women world over. The older a woman gets, the more likely she is to develop breast cancer. When women are aware of the risk factors, they are able to reduce their risk of the disease. Women are often times unaware of issues surrounding absolute and relative risk factors. For example, smoking increases a woman's relative risk of breast cancer by 32%. All any woman must do to reduce this risk is to discontinue smoking. Yet many women are not aware that by losing weight, they may be able to reduce their risk of breast cancer. Better yet, most studies seem to support doing your best not to gain weight at all. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• American Cancer Society. Breast Cancer Facts and Figures 2005-2006. Atlanta, GA, 2005.
• Jemal A, Murray T, Ward E, et al. Cancer Statistics, 2006. CA Cancer J Clin 2006;56:106-130.
• Adams-Campbell, L. L., Kim, K. S.; Dunston, G; Laing, A.E.; Bonney, G; & Demenais, F. (1996). The relationship of body mass index to reproductive factors in pre-and postmenopausal African American women with and without breast cancer. Obesity Research 4 (5), 451-456.
• American Obesity Association. (n.d.) Fact Sheets, Obesity in Minority Populations, Obesity in the US, and Health Effects of Obesity. Washington, D.C.
• Arendell, L.A. & Chen, Z., (2002). The relationship of reproductive and body composition factors on the stage of cancer at diagnosis among non-hispanic and Hispanic postmenopausal breast cancer cases. Annals of Epidemiology, 12, (7), 490.

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