Tumor characteristics and survival of breast cancer patients in relation to premorbid diet and body size

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-55

  Jain, Meera ^a   Miller, Anthony B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body size; Breast cancer; Diet; Prognostic factors; Survival

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BREAST CANCER; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031019439     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005798124538     Document Type: Article

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