Publications by authors named "Ozgun Varol"
Lifestyle factors exert profound effects on host physiology and immunology. Disparities in cancer outcomes persist as a complex and multifaceted challenge, necessitating a comprehensive understanding of the interplay between host environment and antitumor immune responses. Determinants of health - such as obesity, diet, exercise, stress, or sleep disruption - have the potential for modification, yet some exert long-lasting effects and may challenge the notion of complete reversibility.
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- - Obesity can cause inflammation in the body and make cancer spread faster, especially breast cancer spreading to the lungs.
- - Researchers discovered that certain immune cells called monocytes work with other immune cells called neutrophils to help breast cancer spread in people who are obese.
- - They found that these monocytes change and become more active when someone is obese, which helps in the cancer spreading process.