Marcia L. Stefanick, Ph.D.
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Obesity, body size, and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer: the Women's Health Initiative (United States).
Cancer Causes Control. 2002; (8): 741-51
Body size is an important modifiable risk factor for breast cancer. Although obesity has generally been found to be associated with increased risk for postmenopausal breast cancer, there remain questions concerning the role of body fat distribution, lifetime weight history, and effects within specific subgroups of women.
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