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By Kristen Whitaker, MD, MS, and Lori J. Goldstein, MD, FASCO  / October 25, 2020

Should Body Mass Index Guide the Choice of Chemotherapy in Patients With Breast Cancer?

The rate of obesity is rising dramatically in the United States and Europe, with more than 60% of women in the United States1,2 and 50% of women in Europe3 classified as overweight or obese based on their body mass index (BMI). Obesity is associated with an increased risk of hormone...