## Abstract Obesity is associated with diverse health risks, but the role of body weight (BMI) as a risk factor for all and siteβspecific cancers remains controversial and risks for cancer associated with obesity have not been wellβcharacterized in Asians. Body weight and risk for cancer were exami
Body mass index and risk of ovarian cancer
β Scribed by Michael F. Leitzmann; Corinna Koebnick; Kim N. Danforth; Louise A. Brinton; Steven C. Moore; Albert R. Hollenbeck; Arthur Schatzkin; James V. Lacey Jr
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 143 KB
- Volume
- 115
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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