Breast cancer and childhood anthropometry: emerging hypotheses?
In this issue of Breast Cancer Research, Baer and colleagues report a strong protective effect of childhood and adolescent body fatness on premenopausal breast cancer risk based on a large prospective study. Methodological issues are discussed, as are tentative biological interpretations regarding the findings.
Magnusson
Cecilia M K
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Cancer Research UK Epidemiology Unit, Oxford, UK. cecilia.magnusson@cancer.org.uk
Roddam
Andrew W
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D050154:Adiposity; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001940:Breast / Q000254:growth & development; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design