Association of size at birth with adolescent hormone levels, body size and age at menarche: relevance for breast cancer risk

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Birth size in relation to age at menarche and adolescent body size: Implications for breast cancer risk

✍ Pål R. Romundstad; Lars J. Vatten; Tom I. Lund Nilsen; Turid Lingaas Holmen; Chu 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 French ⚖ 65 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract Early age at menarche and tallness are associated with increased risk for breast cancer, and emerging evidence suggests that body size at birth also is positively associated with breast cancer risk in adulthood. We have explored whether this effect of birth size could be mediated by inf