Sixten Harborg, MD

@sixtenharborg.bsky.social

Currently📍Visiting Research Scholar in the Eliassen lab @harvardHSPH @harvardHMS @MGB 🇺🇸 | PhD fellow in clinical oncology @oncaarhus @AUHdk @AarhusUni | Researches breast cancer | 🇸🇪 lost in 🇩🇰 Previously •Breast Cancer Research Updates• @X

Happy to see the @breastcancerorg.bsky.social highlighting our study presented at the #ESMOBreast2025 🔬

Breastcancer.org@breastcancerorg.bsky.social · last yr.

At #ESMOBreast2025, @sixtenharborg.bsky.social shared a significant analysis from the Nurses’ Health Study showing that weight gain after diagnosis may raise #breastcancer death risk. Study followed 6,800+ women between 1978 - 2018, with follow-up ranging from 4–15 years. 🔗http://bit.ly/ESMO2025

🚨PUBLISHED🚨 In an extensive effort to chart the impact of living with metabolic syndrome among BC survivors we conducted a large meta-analysis of >42,000 patients. We found that BC survivors living with metabolic syndrome had shorter DFS 📉 and increased risk of….

Journal of Internal Medicine@jinternmed.bsky.social · 2y ago

Metabolic syndrome increases the risk for breast cancer events! 🚨 A meta-analysis reveals a 69% higher recurrence risk & 83% higher mortality risk in BC survivors with metabolic syndrome. ➡️ Is it time to prioritize metabolic health in BC care? 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/joim.20052 #bcsm #cancer