Obesity is associated with worse quality of life in women with gynecologic malignancies: An opportunity to improve patient-centered outcomes

Author: Doll Kemi M.   Kalinowski Alison K.   Snavely Anna C.   Irwin Debra E.   Bensen Jeannette T   Bae-Jump Victoria L.   Kim Kenneth H.   Van Le Linda   Clarke-Pearson Daniel L.   Gehrig Paola A.  

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

E-ISSN: 1097-0142|121|3|395-402

ISSN: 0008-543X

Source: Cancer, Vol.121, Iss.3, 2015-02, pp. : 395-402

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Abstract

The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effect of obesity on pretreatment quality of life (QoL) in gynecologic oncology patients. Before cancer treatment, obese patients with gynecologic malignancies have worse baseline quality of life compared with their normal-weight counterparts. Emerging models of quality of life–based cancer outcome measures will significantly affect populations with a high obesity burden.