[Obesity and cancer]

Abstract

The proportion of people affected by obesity is increasing and this finding emphasizes several issues in oncology: obesity as a risk factor for cancer, prognostic value of obesity in cancer patients, nutritional assessment in overweight patients and impact of obesity on treatment management. It is important to remember the common underevaluation of malnutrition in overweight or obese patients. Every caregiver must be especially careful about the management of comorbidities in these patients.

Keywords: Adaptation des traitements anticancéreux; Body Mass Index; Cancer; Cancer treatment adjustment; Indice de masse corporelle; Neoplasm; Nutritional assessment; Obesity; Obésité; Overweight; Surpoids; Évaluation nutritionnelle.