Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Recent decades have seen an unprecedented rise in
obesity, and the health impact thereof is increasingly evident. In 2014, worldwide, more than …

Breast cancer is the most common tumor in women worldwide, and an increasing public
health concern. Knowledge of both protective and negative risk factors is essential for a …

Simple Summary Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women under 40 years
of age worldwide, with an increasing number of cases diagnosed each year. Despite this …

Excess body adiposity, commonly expressed as body mass index (BMI), is a risk factor for
many common adult cancers. Over the past decade, epidemiological data have shown that …

Purpose The purpose of the present study was to systematically review the complex
associations between energy balance-related factors and breast cancer risk, for which …

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer that lacks
expression of the estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human …

Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis in women aged less than 40 years and
the second most common cause of cancer death in this age group. Global rates of young …

Long-term exposure to excess estrogen increases the risk of breast cancer and type 1
endometrial cancer. Most of the estrogen in premenopausal women is synthesized by the …

The association of overweight and obesity with premenopausal breast cancer remained
unclear, ethnicity could play a role. A MEDLINE and PUBMED search of all studies on …

Obesity is associated with increased risk of breast and other cancers. However, the
complexity of the underlying mechanisms, together with the interplay of diet and physical …