Pubertal timing and breast cancer risk in the Sister Study cohort
Abstract Background Earlier age at menarche is an established risk factor for breast cancer. While age at menarche has been fairly stable over the past half-century, age at breast development (thelarche) has continued to decrease. Recently, earlier age at thelarche and a longer time between thelarch...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Breast Cancer Research |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-020-01326-2 |