What question did this study set out to answer?

To investigate how body mass index (BMI) affects breast cancer treatment received and associated survival outcomes.

April 15, 2026Open Access

Population‐Based Associations of Body Mass Index and Treatments Received for Breast Cancer in a Rural, Midwestern State

Key Points

To investigate how body mass index (BMI) affects breast cancer treatment received and associated survival outcomes.
Population-based analysis in a rural Midwestern state
Comparative assessment of breast cancer treatments by BMI levels
Evaluation of survival outcomes related to treatment differences
Higher BMI is linked to differences in treatment received for breast cancer
Understanding treatment disparities may reveal impacts on survival rates
Further research needed to identify underlying mechanisms for treatment differences

Abstract

These findings suggest breast cancer treatment differences exist for patients with higher BMI. Future research is warranted to understand mechanisms behind differences, both to ensure breast cancer patients with higher BMIs receive adequate and appropriate cancer care and to understand whether treatment differences contribute to observed survival differences.

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Breanna L. Blaess

Amanda R. Kahl

Ingrid M. Lizarraga

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Cancer Medicine

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University of Iowa

University of Iowa Health Care

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