Obesity in post menopausal women with a family history of breast cancer: Prevalence and risk awareness

International Seminars in Surgical Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Begum, Parvin ^a   Richardson, Caroline E ^a   Carmichael, Amtul R ^a  

^a RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIPID DIET; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

EID: 61349092970     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7800-6-1     Document Type: Article

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