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Benign breast disease and risk of thyroid cancer.

Juhua LuoMichael HendryxRami NassirTing-Yuan David ChengDorothy LaneKaren L Margolis
Published in: Cancer causes & control : CCC (2017)
Our large prospective study observed that postmenopausal women with BBD had an increased risk for thyroid cancer compared with women without BBD. A more detailed investigation of thyroid cancer risk according to different subtypes of benign breast disease is needed to better understand the association observed between thyroid and benign breast diseases.
Keyphrases
  • postmenopausal women
  • bone mineral density
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • pregnant women