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Impact of Healthcare Provider Guidance on Weight Management Efforts in Survivors of Cancers Linked to Obesity

  • By

  • Ryan Howard

  • Archana Radhakrishnan

  • Dina H. Griauzde

  • Jennifer J. Griggs

  • Lesly A. Dossett

  • September 9, 2026

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    Excess body weight is linked to at least 13 cancers, with two-thirds of cancer survivors in the U.S. estimated to have overweight or obesity.

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    Survivors of obesity-associated cancers received clinician counseling for weight management at similar rates as adults with obesity without cancer.

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    Weight-loss attempts were less frequent among survivors of obesity-associated cancers (47.9%) compared to nonsurvivors (59.6%).

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    Counseling increased the probability of weight loss attempts more significantly among cancer survivors (41.6 pp) than among comparator adults (11.6 pp).

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    The study highlights a need for improved clinician counseling on weight management for cancer survivors, who may be particularly responsive to such guidance.

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Clinician Counseling and Weight Loss Attempts Among Survivors of Obesity-Associated Cancers

  • by Ryan Howard, Archana Radhakrishnan, Dina H. Griauzde, Jennifer J. Griggs, Lesly A. Dossett

  • September 9, 2026

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