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Correlates of obesity in postmenopausal women with breast cancer: comparison of genetic, demographic, disease-related, life history and dietary factors.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Jan 2004
Wasserman L, Flatt S W, Natarajan L, Laughlin G, Matusalem M, Faerber S, Rock C L, Barrett-Connor E, Pierce J P
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BACKGROUND: Obesity in women has been associated with a variety of factors, including genetic predisposition, social class, early age at menarche, exercise, alcohol consumption and diet. Obesity is a risk factor for the occurrence and the recurrence of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, perhaps because of increased exposure to estrogen, insulin and insulin-like growth factors (IGFs). The progesterone receptor...
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