Japanese journal of clinical oncology
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Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. · Sep 2014
Meta AnalysisBody mass index and risk of gastric cancer: a meta-analysis.
Overweight and obesity, indicated as increased body mass index, are associated with the risk of some cancers. We carried out a meta-analysis on published cohort and case-control studies to assess the strength of association between body mass index and gastric cancer. ⋯ The results indicated that obesity was associated with the risk of gastric cancer, especially for males and among non-Asians. Both overweight and obesity were associated with the risk of gastric cardia cancer.