Peculiarities of the obese patient with cancer: a national consensus statement by the Spanish Society for the Study of Obesity and the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology

P. Pérez-Segura ^[1] ; A. Goday ^[3] ; J. M. García-Almeida ^[4] ; J. E. Palacio ^[5] ; L. Vázquez ^[6] ; S. Monereo ^[2] ; R. de las Peñas ^[7] ; Purificación Martínez de Icaya Ortiz de Urbina ; C. Grávalos ^[8] ; A. Lecube ^[9] ; A. Blasco ^[10] ; I. Barneto ^[11]
1. [1] Hospital Clínico San Carlos de Madrid
  
  Hospital Clínico San Carlos de Madrid
  
  Madrid, España
2. [2] Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
  
  Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
  
  Madrid, España
3. [3] Hospital del MarBarcelonaSpain
4. [4] Hospital Universitario Virgen de la VictoriaMálagaSpain
5. [5] Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de CandelariaSanta Cruz de TenerifeSpain
6. [6] Complejo Hospitalario de PontevedraPontevedraSpain
7. [7] Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial de CastellónCastellón de la PlanaSpain
8. [8] Hospital Universitario 12 de OctubreMadridSpain
9. [9] Hospital Arnau de VilanovaLleidaSpain
10. [10] Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de ValenciaValenciaSpain
11. [11] Hospital Universitario Reina SofíaCórdobaSpain
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Localización: Clinical & translational oncology, ISSN 1699-048X, Vol. 19, Nº. 6, 2017, págs. 682-694
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- The relationship between obesity and cancer is clear and is present at all times during course of the disease. The importance of obesity in increasing the risk of developing cancer is well known, and some of the most prevalent tumours (breast, colorectal, and prostate) are directly related to this risk increase. However, there is less information available on the role that obesity plays when the patient has already been diagnosed with cancer. Certain data demonstrate that in some types of cancer, obese patients tolerate the treatments more poorly. Obesity is also known to have an impact on the prognosis, favouring lower survival rates or the appearance of secondary tumours. In this consensus statement, we will analyse the scientific evidence on the role that obesity plays in patients already diagnosed with cancer, and the available data on how obesity control can improve the quality of daily life for the cancer patient.