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Obesity is associated with increased risk of thyroid cancer

Review Links Obesity to Increased Thyroid Cancer Risk

Positive link to papillary, follicular, anaplastic thyroid cancer; inverse link for medullary thyroid cancer
In 2014

More Than 30 Percent of Adults Are Obese in the United States

Nearly 17 percent of 2- to 19-year-olds and over 8 percent of children aged 2 to 5 are obese
Obesity in adolescence is associated with changes in the circulatory T-lymphocyte profile

Teen Obesity Linked to Changes in T-Lymphocyte Profile

Obesity linked to elevated absolute values of circulating CD3+ and CD4+ cells
In overweight and obese patients with type 2 diabetes

Addition of Orlistat Benefits Obese Patients With T2DM

Greater weight loss and improved glycemic control compared with lifestyle changes alone
Adiposity is associated with an increased risk of meningioma but not glioma

Meta-Analysis Links Adiposity to Increased Risk of Meningioma

High versus low levels of physical activity linked to reduction in risk of meningioma
For overweight/obese survivors of breast cancer

Behavioral Weight Loss Program Assists Breast Cancer Survivors

Clinically meaningful weight loss over two years in overweight/obese survivors of breast cancer
Obesity enhances local myofibroblast content and stiffness-promoting extracellular matrix components in mammary adipose tissue

Obesity May Fuel Breast CA Via Change in Breast Tissue Structure

Findings suggest obesity can trigger structural changes in extracellular matrix
A single nucleotide variant in the FTO obesity locus disrupts a conserved motif

Role of SNP Variant in FTO Explored in Obesity

Study identifies mechanistic basis for the strongest genetic association with obesity
Exercise training combined with phototherapy is associated with improvements in the metabolic profiles of obese women

For Obese Women, Exercise Plus Phototherapy Beneficial

Reduction in fat mass, delta of percentage change in fat mass, HOMA-IR index
For obese individuals

Home-Based Device Beneficial for Obese Patients With Knee OA

Biomechanical device tied to improvement in all gait parameters at three, 12 months