Adiposity, adult weight change, and postmenopausal breast cancer risk
J Ahn, A Schatzkin, JV Lacey, D Albanes… - Archives of internal …, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
Background Obesity is a risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer, but the role of the
timing and amount of adult weight change in breast cancer risk is unclear. Methods We
prospectively examined the relations of adiposity and adult weight change to breast cancer
risk among 99 039 postmenopausal women in the National Institutes of Health–AARP Diet
and Health Study. Anthropometry was assessed by self-report in 1996. Through 2000, 2111
incident breast cancer cases were ascertained. Results Current body mass index …
timing and amount of adult weight change in breast cancer risk is unclear. Methods We
prospectively examined the relations of adiposity and adult weight change to breast cancer
risk among 99 039 postmenopausal women in the National Institutes of Health–AARP Diet
and Health Study. Anthropometry was assessed by self-report in 1996. Through 2000, 2111
incident breast cancer cases were ascertained. Results Current body mass index …