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Anthropometric measures and breast cancer risk among Hispanic women in Puerto Rico.

F A Ramírez-MarreroCruz Maria NazarioRosa V Rosario-RosadoM Schelske-SantosI Mansilla-RiveraJ NieJ Hernández-SantiagoJo L Freudenheim
Published in: Cancer causes & control : CCC (2022)
Our study provides evidence of anthropometric differences in relation to breast cancer risk in PR compared to previous studies. Future studies should include analyses of fat and lean mass distribution, and hormone receptor status to further understand anthropometry and breast cancer risk among Hispanic women.
Keyphrases
  • breast cancer risk
  • body composition
  • case control
  • african american
  • adipose tissue
  • current status
  • type diabetes
  • fatty acid
  • pregnant women
  • skeletal muscle
  • pregnancy outcomes