Central body fatness is a stronger predictor of cancer risk than overall body size

The importance of body size versus weight distribution for cancer risk is unclear. We investigated associations between measures of body size and shape and the risk of developing cancer. The study population consisted of 26,607 participants from the Alberta’s Tomorrow Project cohort. Two main measur...

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Autores principales: Barberio, Amanda M., Alareeki, Asalah, Viner, Benjamin, Pader, Joy, Vena, Jennifer E., Arora, Paul, Friedenreich, Christine M., Brenner, Darren R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6342989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30670692
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08159-w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6342989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30670692
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08159-w

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