BACKGROUND Greater body mass index (BMI), a measure of overall adiposity, is
associated with a higher risk of postmenopausal breast cancer. The role of central adiposity …

Background Increased body mass index (BMI) is associated with higher postmenopausal
breast cancer risk and lower premenopausal breast cancer risk. Less is known about the …

Body size is an important modifiable risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer. However,
it remains unclear whether direct measures of fat mass are better indicators of risk than …

Although postmenopausal breast cancer (BC) risk has been linked to adiposity, associations
between adiposity and premenopausal BC remain unclear. To address this question, we …

Importance The association between increasing body mass index (BMI; calculated as weight
in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) and risk of breast cancer is unique in …

Purpose High body mass index (BMI) is an established risk factor for postmenopausal breast
cancer. However, less is known about associations with waist circumference. In particular, it …

Epidemiological studies have identified body weight as a risk factor for breast cancer.
Beyond the amount of adipose tissue a woman has, its distribution, particularly abdominally …

Body mass index is inversely associated with risk of premenopausal breast cancer, but the
underlying mechanisms for this association are poorly understood. Abdominal adiposity is …

Background: Studies of postmenopausal breast cancer have reported positive associations
with body size and composition but it is uncertain whether these are due to non-adipose …

Importance Obesity is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, including the
estrogen receptor (ER)–positive subtype in postmenopausal women. Whether excess …