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Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Study indicates weight gain in perimenopausal women increases breast cancer risk
December 8th, 2005
A recent study indicates that weight gain in perimenopausal women increses the risk of breast cancer. Researchers in the United States conducted a study "to examine effects of body size change on postmenopausal breast cancer." S. M. Eng and colleagues "conducted a population-based case-control study among 990 cases and 1,006 controls participating in the Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project in 1996-1997." "Women who had gained more than 15 kg (33 pounds) since age 20 years were at a 1.6-fold increased risk of breast cancer (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.11, 2.26) relative to their counterparts with stable (±3 kg) weight," the researchers...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-08)
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