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Body size and breast cancer risk

1996; Elsevier BV; Volume: 5; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0960-9776(96)90042-9

1532-3080

Lars J. Vatten,

Birth, Development, and Health

The evidence relating body height and body mass to risk of breast cancer is summarized. Although both have some relationship to breast cancer risk, it is not clear whether it is these somatic events or their reflection of ‘lifestyle’ or environmental factors which are important.