Journal article
Fasting blood glucose and long-term prognosis of non-metastatic breast cancer: a cohort study
Abstract
High circulating glucose has been associated with increased risk of breast cancer (BC). There may also be a link between serum glucose and prognosis in women treated for BC. We assessed the effect of peridiagnostic fasting blood glucose and body mass index (BMI) on long-term BC prognosis. We retrospectively investigated 1,261 women diagnosed and treated for stage I–III BC at the National Cancer Institute, Milan, in 1996, 1999 and 2000. Data on …
Authors
Contiero P; Berrino F; Tagliabue G; Mastroianni A; Di Mauro MG; Fabiano S; Annulli M; Muti P
Journal
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Vol. 138, No. 3, pp. 951–959
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
April 2013
DOI
10.1007/s10549-013-2519-9
ISSN
0167-6806