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Breast Cancer
Research on breast cancer described by scientists at Ullevaal University
June 26th, 2008
"We hypothesize that premenopausal endogenous estradiol may be associated with age at menarche and adult overweight and obesity, potentially contributing to breast cancer risk. We assessed age at menarche by questionnaire among 204 healthy Norwegian women, aged 25-35 years," investigators in Oslo, Norway report. "Measures of body composition included body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2)), waist circumference (WC, cm), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and fat percentage dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, (DEXA). Daily salivary 17-beta-estradiol (E-2) concentrations were collected throughout one entire menstrual cycle and assessed by radioimmunoassay (RIA). Linear regression analyses and...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-06-26)
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