Body Size and Risk of Luminal, HER2-Overexpressing, and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women.

Autor: Phipps, Amanda I., Malone, Kathleen E., Porter, Peggy L., Daling, Janet R., Li, Christopher I.
Zdroj: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention; Aug2008, Vol. 17 Issue 8, p2078-2086, 9p, 3 Charts
Abstrakt: The article reports on results of a study of body-size and risk of luminal, HER2-overexpressing and triple-negative breast cancer in postmenopausal women. A description of the experimental set-up and measurement method is provided. The study noted the positive relationship between body mass index (BMI) and luminal tumors among postmenopausal women not using hormone therapy.
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