Gestational diabetes and risk of breast cancer before age 55 years.

Kimberly A BertrandKatie M O'BrienLauren B WrightJulie R PalmerWilliam J BlotA Heather EliassenLynn RosenbergSven SandinDeirdre TobiasElisabete WeiderpassWei ZhengAnthony J SwerdlowMinouk J SchoemakerHazel B NicholsDale R Sandler

Published in: International journal of epidemiology (2021)

Results of this analysis do not support the hypothesis that GDM is a risk factor for breast cancer in young women. Our findings suggest that the well-established protective effect of parity on risk of ER-positive breast cancer persists even for pregnancies complicated by GDM.

Keyphrases

positive breast cancer
pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth
pregnant women
breast cancer risk