Journal article
Body Mass Index, Serum Sex Hormones, and Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Obesity is associated with increased breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women. We examined whether this association could be explained by the relationship of body mass index (BMI) with serum sex hormone concentrations.
METHODS: We analyzed individual data from eight prospective studies of postmenopausal women. Data on BMI and prediagnostic estradiol levels were available for 624 case subjects and 1669 control subjects; data on …
Authors
Key TJ; Appleby PN; Reeves GK; Roddam A; Dorgan JF; Longcope C; Stanczyk FZ; Stephenson HE; Falk RT; Miller R
Journal
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 95, No. 16, pp. 1218–1226
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
August 20, 2003
DOI
10.1093/jnci/djg022
ISSN
0027-8874