Association of obesity and annual health care utilization and spending among long‐term cancer survivors

Obesity is associated with a substantial health and economic burden in the general population in the United States. This study estimates the excess health care utilization and medical spending associated with overweight and obesity among long-term cancer survivors.Long-term cancer survivors (≥2 years after their diagnosis) aged ≥18 years (N = 12,547) were identified from the nationally representative 2008-2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. A...