Modified metabolic syndrome and second cancers in women: A case control study.

Background: According to some studies, the metabolic syndrome causes diverse primary cancers; however, there is no evidence about metabolic syndrome impact on second cancers development in women.

Aim: To find out the implication of the modified metabolic syndrome in women with second cancers.

Materials And Methods: This was a case-control study, at a general hospital in Mexico City, in women with second cancers (cases) and age-matched women with only one neoplasm (controls).

[Obesity and components of metabolic syndrome in Mexican women survivors of cancer].

Background: Some studies suggest that obesity and metabolic syndrome are frequent in cancer survivors. In our country, there is a lack of documentation with regards to this problem in women. Therefore, our aim is to establish the prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome components in surviving Mexican women.

Metabolic syndrome in Mexican women survivors of breast cancer: a pilot study at a general hospital.

Introduction: According to developed countries' studies, in breast cancer survivors there is a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome; however, in Mexico data is lacking about this issue.

Goal: To explore if metabolic syndrome occurs in Mexican women survivors of breast cancer.

Material And Methods: At a second-level general hospital, women with breast cancer with a surviving > 2 years were studied.