Impact of body mass index on breast cancer in accordance with the life-stage of women

A large amount of epidemiological evidence suggests that the impact of body weight on breast cancer risk should be heterogeneous throughout the life stage of women. At birth, high weight has been positively associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.While, the body mass index (a relative bod...

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Main Authors: Reiko eSuzuki, Shigehira eSaji, Masakazu eToi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2012.00123/full