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Phase II study of metformin for reduction of obesity-associated breast cancer risk: a randomized controlled trial protocol
BACKGROUND: Two-thirds of U.S. adult women are overweight or obese. High body mass index (BMI) and adult weight gain are risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including postmenopausal breast cancer. The higher postmenopausal breast cancer risk in women with elevated BMI is likely to be attr...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4950218/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27430256 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-016-2551-3 |