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Marcia L. Stefanick, Ph.D.

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  • Body size, physical activity, and risk of triple-negative and estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.

    Phipps AI, Chlebowski RT, Prentice R, McTiernan A, Stefanick ML, Wactawski-Wende J, Kuller LH, Adams-Campbell LL, Lane D, Vitolins M, Kabat GC, Rohan TE, Li CI. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011; 20 (3): 454-63

    Triple-negative breast cancer, characterized by a lack of hormone receptor and HER2 expression, is associated with a particularly poor prognosis. Focusing on potentially modifiable breast cancer risk factors, we examined the relationship between body size, physical activity, and triple-negative disease risk.

    PubMedID: 21364029

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