Body mass index at the time of diagnosis and the risk of advanced stages and poorly differentiated cancers of the breast: Findings from a case-series study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1381-1386

  Stark, A ^a   Stahl, M S ^a   Kirchner, H L ^a   Krum, S ^a   Prichard, J ^a   Evans, J ^a  

^a GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer; prognostic indicators; public health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CASE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77956671253     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.69     Document Type: Article

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