Obesity and Cancers

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to highlight the impact of obesity on cancer risk and control. Submissions should explore the biological, social, behavioral and environmental factors that impact obesity-related cancers. We welcome interventional studies and reviews related to strategies for obesity prevention and control, such as surgery, medications, lifestyle behavioral changes (diet and  physical activity to reduce obesity and subsequently cancer risk,  progression, and improve cancer survival). Studies focused on omics technologies that examine genetics, metabolomics, and the microbiome related to obesity and cancer are also encouraged.

Topics of interest include:

1. Which cancers are impacted by obesity?

2. What biological, social, behavioral and environmental factors drive obesity?

3. What are the mechanisms by which obesity aggravates (or ameliorates) cancer development and/or progression?

4. How does obesity impact cancer care, including cancer screening and treatment?

5. Role of genetics in obesity and cancer.

6. Impact of the gut microbiome on obesity and cancer.

7. Impact of race and gender on obesity and cancer.

8. Impact of weight loss interventions (bariatric surgery, weight loss medications, lifestyle changes, physical activity) on cancer risk and progression.

9. How do social determinants of health influence obesity-related cancer risk and poor outcomes?

10. What is the role of body composition (i.e., visceral fat) on cancer risk and treatment?

11. Which systemic and structural factors influence obesity-related cancer risk and health disparities?

Dr. Edward Sauter
Dr. Tanya Agurs-Collins
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Cancers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• obesity
• cancer
• mitigating factors
• weight loss
• weight gain
• obesity interventions