Evidence for a programing effect of early menarche on the rise of breast cancer incidence in Hong Kong

Cancer Detection and Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 156-161

  Leung, Amy W H ^a   Mak, Joyce ^b   Cheung, Polly S Y ^b   Epstein, Richard J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Breast neoplasms; Breastfeeding; Carcinogenesis; Diet; Epidemiology; Lifestyle variables; Menarche; Screen detected; Self detected

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MENARCHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ADOLESCENT; AGE; BREAST TUMOR; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL AGE; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 47749131872     PISSN: 0361090X     EISSN: 15251500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cdp.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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