BACKGROUND Etiologic studies of breast carcinoma have indicated that weight, body mass
index (BMI), and breast tissue density are important determinants of a woman's risk for the …

ContextEndogenous hormones are a primary cause of breast cancer. Adiposity affects
circulating hormones, particularly in postmenopausal women, and may be a modifiable risk …

The association between several anthropometric indices and breast cancer risk was
evaluated within the Netherlands Cohort Study on diet and cancer, which began in 1986 …

A positive association between obesity and the risk of incident postmenopausal breast
cancer has been consistently observed in epidemiologic studies. Although most studies of …

Background Being overweight or obese is associated with increased breast cancer risk and
disease severity among postmenopausal women, but whether extent of mammography use …

Background: The intake of total dietary fat and of certain fat subtypes has been shown to be
strongly associated with breast cancer in international comparisons and in animal …

In a cohort of 11,663 participants in a breast‐cancer screening program, height, weight,
waist circumference and hip circumference were measured, and information about …

High BMI is a well-known risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer. There have been
some reports of excess risk in association with weight gain and WHR, but little is known …

Objective: Although many studies have shown that higher weight increases the risk of
postmenopausal breast cancer, some aspects of this association are unclear. In order to …

A population‐based case‐control study of 1,233 incident breast cancer cases and 1,241
controls was conducted in Alberta between 1995 and 1997 to examine the influence of …