In:
International Journal of Cancer, Wiley, Vol. 134, No. 7 ( 2014-04), p. 1751-1757
Abstract:
Caloric restriction without malnutrition is an effective means of reducing carcinogenesis in rodents, but whether the same is true in humans is unclear. Here, cancer incidence and mortality were assessed in 6,009 women with a history of anorexia nervosa, an extreme form of calorie restriction. The former, however, experienced an increased incidence of cancers of lymphoid tissues and lung cancer, possibly attributed to smoking, and a reduced incidence of breast cancer. Women with AN had twice as high mortality from cancer in general, and more specifically from melanoma, cancers of genital organs and cancers of ill‐defined, secondary and unspecified sites. The findings could have implications for the care of anorexia nervosa patients.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0020-7136
,
1097-0215
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2014
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218257-9
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1474822-8
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