Birth weight is associated with postmenopausal breast cancer risk in Swedish women

There is some evidence that birth weight is associated with breast cancer. Whether this association differs between premenopausal and postmenopausal ages is still unclear. The results from this study suggest that higher birth weight is a risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer (OR 1.06, CI 1.00...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lahmann, P H, Gullberg, B, Olsson, H, Boeing, H, Berglund, G, Lissner, L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2004
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2409953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15477861
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6602203
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Sumario:There is some evidence that birth weight is associated with breast cancer. Whether this association differs between premenopausal and postmenopausal ages is still unclear. The results from this study suggest that higher birth weight is a risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer (OR 1.06, CI 1.00–1.12, per 100 g), independent of selected early-life and adult factors.

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