Birth weight in relation to endometrial and breast cancer risks in Swedish women.
An examination of birth weight in a Swedish cohort study of 38,566 women showed no significant association between birth weight and endometrial cancer, but supported a protective role for low birth weight for premenopausal breast cancer.
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Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, PO 281, SE-171 77, Stockholm, Sweden. marie.lof@ki.se
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Hilakivi-Clarke
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Weiderpass
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D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology