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Editorial
. 2023 Aug 14:14:1258994.
doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1258994. eCollection 2023.

Editorial: Obesity and cancer: update on etiology, molecular biomarkers and biotargets, clinical strategies, and epidemiology

Eva Surmacz  1 , Valentina Guarnotta  2 , Michaela Ruth Reagan  3
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Editorial

Editorial: Obesity and cancer: update on etiology, molecular biomarkers and biotargets, clinical strategies, and epidemiology

Eva Surmacz et al. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). .
No abstract available

Keywords: animal models; cancer; epidemiology—analytic (risk factors); global prevalence; obesity.

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Conflict of interest statement

Author ES was employed by the company Allysta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. This relationship did not influence in any way the content of the article. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The authors declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision.

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