Weight change in middle adulthood and breast cancer risk in the EPIC-PANACEA study.

Long-term weight gain (i.e., weight gain since age 20) has been related to higher risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, but a lower risk of premenopausal breast cancer. The effect of weight change in middle adulthood is unclear. We investigated the association between weight change in middle adultho...

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Main Authors: Emaus, M, Gils, v, Bakker, M, Bisschop, C, Monninkhof, E, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H, Travier, N, Berentzen, T, Overvad, K, Tjønneland, A, Romieu, I, Rinaldi, S, Chajes, V, Gunter, M, Clavel-Chapelon, F, Fagherazzi, G, Mesrine, S, Chang-Claude, J, Kaaks, R, Boeing, H, Aleksandrova, K, Trichopoulou, A, Naska, A, Orfanos, P, Palli, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014