Breast Cancer
Scientists at California Polytechnic State University Detail Research in Breast Cancer
Published in Cancer Weekly, December 13th, 2011
2011 DEC 13 -- A report, "Adiposity, adult weight gain and mammographic breast density in US Chinese women," is newly published data in International Journal of Cancer Journal International Du Cancer. According to the authors of recent research from San Luis Obispo, California, "The association of adiposity with dense tissue area in the breast is unclear, but suggests a mechanism by which adiposity might increase breast cancer risk. We examined associations of body mass index (BMI), usual BMI from age 20 to 29, waist circumference and adult weight gain with breast density in a sample of premenopausal United States Chinese immigrant women."
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