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The influence of obesity on breast cancer

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  • Pantelimon Iuliana

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The incidence of breast cancer in Romania is 66.2 / 100,000 and the mortality rate reaches 22.1 / 100,000. European Association for the Study of Obesity shows that the prevalence of obesity in Europe is 10-25% to 10-30% in men and women. Literature data affirm cancer-related costs to be approximately 126 billion euros in 2009, representing 40% of medical costs. Breast cancer involves costs of around 15 million euros (12%). Identification of different evolutions of breast cancer patients for overweight or obese will personalize both curative treatment and also the primary and secondary prevention for this subgroup of patients. Thus demonstrating excess fat as a risk factor for the evolution of cancer of the breast will decreased time to disease progression and / or the survival, could lead to the implementation of socio-econimic support for obese breast cancer patients. This way they could become integrated into a sports progam and through regular visits to the nutritionist. This paper aims at analyzing the literature on economic and social importance of the implementation of public health policies to combat and reduce excess fat in patients diagnosed with breast cancer.

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  • Pantelimon Iuliana, 2015. "The influence of obesity on breast cancer," Impact of Socio-economic and Technological Transformations at National, European and International Level (ISETT), Institute for World Economy, Romanian Academy, vol. 8.
    • Handle: RePEc:iem:imptrs:v:8:y:2015:id:2822000009389075
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    Keywords

    breast cancer; obesity; leptin;
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    JEL classification:

    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I19 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Other

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