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Metabolic Obesity Phenotypes and Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Dec 2017
Kabat Geoffrey C, Kim Mimi Y, Lee Jennifer S, Ho Gloria Y, Going Scott B, Beebe-Dimmer Jennifer, Manson JoAnn E, Chlebowski Rowan T, Rohan Thomas E
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Background: Obesity and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) have both been linked to increased risk of postmenopausal breast cancer; however, their relative contributions are poorly understood.Methods: We examined the association of metabolic phenotypes of obesity defined by presence of the MetS (yes and no) and body mass index (BMI; normal, overweight, obese) with risk of postmenopausal breast cancer in a prospective...
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