Circulating Biomarker Score for Visceral Fat and Risks of Incident Colorectal and Postmenopausal Breast Cancer: The Multiethnic Cohort Adiposity Phenotype Study.

Loïc Le MarchandLynne R WilkensAnn M CastelfrancoKristine R Monroe Bruce S KristalIona ChengGertraud MaskarinecMeredith A HullarJohanna W LampeJohn A ShepherdAdrian FrankeThomas ErnstUnhee Lim

Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2020)

These findings provide specific evidence for a role of VAT in breast cancer.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
adipose tissue
cardiovascular disease
breast cancer risk
bone mineral density
type diabetes
body mass index
body composition
weight loss
childhood cancer