Long-term weight change and breast cancer risk: The European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC)

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 582-589

  Lahmann, P H ^a   Schulz, M ^a   Hoffmann, K ^a   Boeing, H ^a   Tjonneland A ^b   Olsen, A ^b   Overvad, K ^c   Key, T J ^d   Allen, N E ^d   Khaw, K T ^e   Bingham, S ^f   Berglund, G ^g   Wirfalt E ^g   Berrino, F ^h   Krogh, V ^h   Trichopoulou, A ⁱ   Lagiou, P ⁱ   Trichopoulos, D ^j   Kaaks, R ^k   Riboli, E ^k  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^g LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^h NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^j Harvard University   (United States)

^k INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

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Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Hormone replacement therapy; Menopausal status; Obesity; Weight gain; Weight history

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; NUTRITION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 26944441707     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602763     Document Type: Article

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