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Breast Cancer
Link between cancer risk and weight changes in premenopausal women studied
October 13th, 2005
The link between breast cancer risk and weight changes in premenopausal women was studied recently by scientists in Germany. "Studies have shown fairly consistent results regarding an inverse relationship between overweight and premenopausal breast cancer risk, but reported effects of weight changes have been inconsistent." The researchers analyzed "Data on weight, weight changes, height and body build for 558 premenopausal women with breast cancer and 1116 controls below 51 years who participated in a population-based case-control study in Germany from 1992 to 1995." "Larger body build at menarche conferred a protective effect, when compared with...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-13)
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