Body size across the life course and risk of premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancer in Black women, the Carolina Breast Cancer Study, 1993–2001
Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: It is believed that greater adiposity is associated with reduced risk of breast cancer in premenopausal but increased risk in postmenopausal women. However, few studies have evaluated these relationships among Black women or examined anthropometric measures other than near-diagnosis body mass index (BMI).
DOI: 10.17615/jgrh-kk71
Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Language: English
Topic: Cancer Risks and Factors
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: Pregnancy, Obesogenic Environments, and Basal-like Breast Cancer, G1372666729, G2407663899, G339783423, G3511106470, G5446091787, G6009185616, G870117454, G9000006923, G9000007592, G9000008043, G9000042165, G9000144966, G9000182874, UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility, SPORE in Breast Cancer, Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC)
OpenAlex ID: W4300936798