The hypothesis that obesity plays a role in the prognosis of breast cancer is examined in this preliminary analysis of a follow-up study of 472 early-stage breast cancer patients. The 75th percentile values of weight (= 73 kg) and body mass index (BMI = 28) in the total patient population were taken
Early adult body weight, body mass index, and premenopausal bilateral breast cancer: data from a case-control study
โ Scribed by Giske Ursin; Annlia Paganini-Hill; Jack Siemiatycki; W. Douglas Thompson; Robert W. Haile
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 646 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6806
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