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Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Study shows obesity reduces risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women
November 24th, 2005
A recent study shows that obesity, but not physical activity, reduces the risk of breast cancer risk in premenopausal women. Scientists in Sweden "examined the relationship between body fatness, sports participation and breast cancer risk in 1560 premenopausal cases and 1548 controls, from three related population-based case-control studies in the U.K." "Half of the women with breast cancer were aged less than 36 years at diagnosis," reported C. M. K. Magnusson and colleagues. "Women who perceived themselves as plump at age 10 years had a relative risk of 0.83 (95% confidence interval 0.69 -0.99, p=0.03) as compared with those who perceived...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-11-24)
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