Breast Cancer & Therapies

Biography

Biography: Sumeyya Azam

Abstract

An epidemic outbreak of breast cancer is the most threatening health issue amongst women globally. Various risk factors are known that lead to the development of breast cancer including emerging obesity trends as one of the most established risk factors for breast cancer that has become a global epidemic. Obesity or high BMI is at the crux of the development of breast cancer. Though a leading public health issue, valuable link between obesity and breast cancer has become the subject of expound research. This brief review overviews this critical issue and sheds light on the obesity’s worst impact on the development and progression of breast cancer, which can provide awareness and cognizance regarding the maintenance of healthy body weight. The relevant literature was collected by searching PubMed and Google Scholar. Over the last decade, various epidemiological studies investigated a close association between excess adiposity and development of breast cancer. Obesity, itself is a disorder involving accumulation of excess body fat and thence, increasing the risk of developing neoplastic lesions. The exponential rise in the number of obese women is markedly playing a major role in the increased incidence of breast cancer worldwide especially among post-menopausal women and is an early warning risk for pre-neoplastic lesions. By changing the modifiable lifestyle factors including physical activity and healthy eating with minimal animal fat consumption we can compete with the huge burden of obesity and its impact on incidence and prognosis of breast cancer.