Obesity as risk factor for subtypes of breast cancer: results from a prospective cohort study

Obesity as risk factor for subtypes of breast cancer: results from a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background Earlier epidemiological studies indicate that associations between obesity and breast cancer risk may not only depend on menopausal status and use of exogenous hormones, but might also differ by tumor subtype. Here, we evaluated whether obesity is differentially associated with t...

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Main Authors: Cina J. Nattenmüller, Mark Kriegsmann, Disorn Sookthai, Renée Turzanski Fortner, Annika Steffen, Britta Walter, Theron Johnson, Jutta Kneisel, Verena Katzke, Manuela Bergmann, Hans Peter Sinn, Peter Schirmacher, Esther Herpel, Heiner Boeing, Rudolf Kaaks, Tilman Kühn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Obesity
Tumor subtypes
Estrogen receptor
Ki-67
p53
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4548-6

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