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Does obesity affect children’s likelihood of survival after being diagnosed with cancer? – ACS Cancer Journal

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Jan 15, 2025, 04:09

Does obesity affect children’s likelihood of survival after being diagnosed with cancer? – ACS Cancer Journal

ACS Journal Cancer shared a post on X:

“Does obesity affect children’s likelihood of survival after being diagnosed with cancer?

Study finds that obesity at diagnosis is an independent predictor of inferior survival.”

Impact of obesity on outcome in children diagnosed with cancer in Canada: A report from Cancer in Young People in Canada

Authors: Samuel Sassine et al.

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