Birth weight, breast cancer and the potential mediating hormonal environment.

Previous studies have shown that woman's risk of breast cancer in later life is associated with her infants birth weights. The objective of this study was to determine if this association is independent of breast cancer risk factors, mother's own birth weight and to evaluate association be...

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Main Authors: Radek Bukowski, Rowan T Chlebowski, Inger Thune, Anne-Sofie Furberg, Gary D V Hankins, Fergal D Malone, Mary E D'Alton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3398929?pdf=render