The association between DXA‐derived body fat measures and breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative

The association between DXA‐derived body fat measures and breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative

Abstract Background Most studies demonstrating an association between excess adiposity and postmenopausal breast cancer have used anthropometric measures, particularly body mass index (BMI). However, more direct body fat measures may more accurately determine the relationship between body fat distri...

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Main Authors: Rhonda S. Arthur, Xiaonan Xue, Victor Kamensky, Rowan T. Chlebowski, Michael Simon, Juhua Luo, Aladdin H. Shadyab, Marian L. Neuhouser, Hailey Banack, Gloria Y. F. Ho, Dorothy S. Lane, Kathy Pan, Kerryn W. Reding, Sylvia Wassertheil‐Smoller, Andrew J. Dannenberg, Thomas E. Rohan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
Subjects:
body fat
breast cancer risk
postmenopausal women
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2690

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https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2690

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