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Elevated body mass index and weight gain are associated with increased risk of postmenopausal, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.
Practitioners should consider BMI and weight gain as significant risk factors for breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
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Elevated body mass index and weight gain are associated with increased risk of postmenopausal, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.
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Obesity and Breast Cancer Risk: The Oncogenic Implications of Metabolic Dysregulation
Sandra Naaman et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2022
DOI 10.1210/clinem/dgac241
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