Influence of height, weight and obesity on risk of breast cancer in an unselected Swedish population.

A number of recent studies have shown an association between breast-cancer risk and height, weight and dietary habits, especially fat consumption. In the present study, height and weight were determined for 179 consecutive, unselected, breast-cancer patients and age-matched controls selected from a...

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Main Authors: Adami, H. O., Rimsten, A., Stenkvist, B., Vegelius, J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 1977
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2025576/