Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Breast Cancer Risk: An Updated Meta-Analysis of Follow-Up Studies

Background: Association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and incidence of breast cancer remains to be validated. Moreover, whether menopausal status of the women affects this association is unclear. A meta-analysis was performed to summarize the association between MetS and breast cancer risk.Metho...

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Main Authors: Meng Guo, Tingting Liu, Peiting Li, Tianying Wang, Chen Zeng, Meng Yang, Gang Li, Jiang Han, Wei Wu, Ruopeng Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2019.01290/full