Tallness and overweight during childhood have opposing effects on breast cancer risk

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1680-1684

  Hilakivi Clarke, L ^a   Forsen T ^b   Eriksson, J G ^b   Luoto, R ^b   Tuomilehto, J ^b   Osmond, C ^c   Barker, D J P ^c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Public Institute   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass; Breast cancer; Childhood; Height

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; SOMATOMEDIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TALL STATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0035977197     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2001.2109     Document Type: Article

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