Inflammatory Cytokines Associated with Obesity, Type-2 Diabetes, and Hypertension Exacerbate Breast Cancer Risk in Underserved African American and Latin American Women

By sjmartinez • March 28, 2024

Wu Y, Karapetyan E, Dutta P, Shaheen M, Vadgama JV. Inflammatory Cytokines Associated with Obesity, Type-2 Diabetes, and Hypertension Exacerbate Breast Cancer Risk in Underserved African American and Latin American Women. J Clin Med. 2024 Mar 15;13(6):1687. doi: 10.3390/jcm13061687. PMID: 38541912.

Tags: African American, breast cancer, comorbidity, Cytokines, General Internal Medicine, King Drew Med Ctr, Latin American, Publications

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