Body mass index at age 18 years and recent body mass index in relation to risk of breast cancer overall and ER/PR/HER2-defined subtypes in white women and African-American women: a pooled analysis

Body mass index at age 18 years and recent body mass index in relation to risk of breast cancer overall and ER/PR/HER2-defined subtypes in white women and African-American women: a pooled analysis

Abstract Background Although it has been well-documented that obesity is associated with decreased risk of premenopausal breast cancer and increased risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, it is unclear whether these associations differ among breast cancer subtypes defined by the tumor protein express...

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Main Authors: Huiyan Ma, Giske Ursin, Xinxin Xu, Eunjung Lee, Kayo Togawa, Kathleen E. Malone, Polly A. Marchbanks, Jill A. McDonald, Michael S. Simon, Suzanne G. Folger, Yani Lu, Jane Sullivan-Halley, Dennis M. Deapen, Michael F. Press, Leslie Bernstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
Subjects:
Body size
Body mass index
Breast cancer
Triple negative
Luminal-like
African-American women
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-017-0931-5

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