Journal article
Perinatal Exposures and Breast Cancer Risk in the Western New York Exposures and Breast Cancer (WEB) Study
Abstract
BackgroundThere is increasing evidence that early life exposures, such as birth weight, infant feeding practices, birth rank and maternal age at delivery may play a role in breast carcinogenesis.MethodsWe conducted a case–control study of women aged 35–80 in Western New York (Western New York Exposure and Breast Cancer Study, the WEB Study, 1996–2001). The study included 845 women diagnosed with primary, incident, histologically confirmed …
Authors
Barba M; McCann SE; Nie J; Vito D; Stranges S; Fuhrman B; Trevisan M; Muti P; Freudenheim JL
Journal
Cancer Causes & Control, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 395–401
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
May 2006
DOI
10.1007/s10552-005-0481-5
ISSN
0957-5243