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Childhood body size and pubertal timing in relation to adult mammographic density phenotype.
Breast cancer research : BCR - 7 Feb 2017
Schoemaker Minouk J, Jones Michael E, Allen Steven, Hoare Jean, Ashworth Alan, Dowsett Mitch, Swerdlow Anthony J
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BACKGROUND: An earlier age at onset of breast development and longer time between pubertal stages has been implicated in breast cancer risk. It is not clear whether associations of breast cancer risk with puberty or predictors of onset of puberty, such as weight and height, are mediated via mammographic density, an important risk factor for breast cancer. METHODS: We investigated whether childhood body size and...
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