Age-specific breast cancer risk by body mass index and familial risk: prospective family study cohort (ProF-SC)

Age-specific breast cancer risk by body mass index and familial risk: prospective family study cohort (ProF-SC)

Abstract Background The association between body mass index (BMI) and risk of breast cancer depends on time of life, but it is unknown whether this association depends on a woman’s familial risk. Methods We conducted a prospective study of a cohort enriched for familial risk consisting of 16,035 wom...

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Main Authors: John L. Hopper, Gillian S. Dite, Robert J. MacInnis, Yuyan Liao, Nur Zeinomar, Julia A. Knight, Melissa C. Southey, Roger L. Milne, Wendy K. Chung, Graham G. Giles, Jeanine M. Genkinger, Sue-Anne McLachlan, Michael L. Friedlander, Antonis C. Antoniou, Prue C. Weideman, Gord Glendon, Stephanie Nesci, kConFab Investigators, Irene L. Andrulis, Saundra S. Buys, Mary B. Daly, Esther M. John, Kelly Anne Phillips, Mary Beth Terry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Body mass index
Familial risk
Breast and Ovarian Analysis of Disease Incidence and Carrier Estimation Algorithm
Gene–environment interaction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-018-1056-1

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