Effect of body mass index on breast cancer during premenopausal and postmenopausal periods: a meta-analysis.

<h4>Objective</h4>There is no universal consensus on the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and breast cancer. This meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the overall effect of overweight and obesity on breast cancer risk during pre- and post-menopausal period.<h4>Data sou...

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Main Authors: Zahra Cheraghi, Jalal Poorolajal, Tahereh Hashem, Nader Esmailnasab, Amin Doosti Irani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23236502/?tool=EBI