title: The association between breast cancer and diet and other factors.
abstract: To explore the effects of diet and other factors on breast cancer development, a case-control study was conducted in Tianjin between 1986-87. After adjusting for confounding factors, it was found that factors associated with increased risk of breast cancer included --early age at menarche; late age at menopause; late age at first birth; high Qutelet's index; histories of breast wound, disease and benign tumor; and a family history of malignant tumor, high fat, high calorie, low vegetable intake; elevated serum cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol; and lower levels of serum HDL-cholesterol and whole blood selenium.
authors.affiliation: Tianjin Medical University, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: W Z
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Pang
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors