Being overweight 'could actually help people beat cancer'
Although a high body mass index is linked to cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular and other diseases, it seems it is not always bad to be fat.Credit: Getty - ContributorAtezolizumab is a common immunotherapy treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer .
"We need to do further studies into the possible link between BMI and related inflammation, which might help to understand the mechanisms behind paradoxical response to this form of cancer treatment."
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