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The effects of body mass index across the cancer continuum. Higher body mass index before diagnosis increases the risk of developing multiple cancers and higher body mass index at or after diagnosis lowers the risk of dying from multiple cancers. The interval along the cancer continuum where the higher body mass index begins to switch from a deleterious risk factor to an advantageous risk factor, and why, is not yet known.
