Body mass index, weight change, and risk of second primary breast cancer in the WECARE study: influence of estrogen receptor status of the first breast cancer

Body mass index, weight change, and risk of second primary breast cancer in the WECARE study: influence of estrogen receptor status of the first breast cancer

Abstract Studies examining the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and risk of contralateral breast cancer (CBC) have reported mixed findings. We previously showed that obese postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor (ER)‐negative breast cancer have a fivefold higher risk of CBC compared wi...

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Main Authors: Jennifer D. Brooks, Esther M. John, Lene Mellemkjær, Charles F. Lynch, Julia A. Knight, Kathleen E. Malone, Anne S. Reiner, Leslie Bernstein, Xiaolin Liang, Roy E. Shore, Marilyn Stovall, WECARE Study Collaborative Group, Jonine L. Bernstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-11-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
Subjects:
Body mass index
contralateral breast cancer
estrogen receptor
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.890

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