Journal article
Obesity, body size, and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer: the Women's Health Initiative (United States)
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Body size is an important modifiable risk factor for breast cancer. Although obesity has generally been found to be associated with increased risk for postmenopausal breast cancer, there remain questions concerning the role of body fat distribution, lifetime weight history, and effects within specific subgroups of women.METHODS: We assessed the relationship of several anthropometric measures and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer …
Authors
Morimoto LM; White E; Chen Z; Chlebowski RT; Hays J; Kuller L; Lopez AM; Manson J; Margolis KL; Muti PC
Journal
Cancer Causes & Control, Vol. 13, No. 8, pp. 741–751
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
10 2002
DOI
10.1023/a:1020239211145
ISSN
0957-5243