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Type 2 diabetes and obesity in midlife and breast cancer risk in the Reykjavik cohort.

Gertraud MaskarinecÁlfheiður HaraldsdóttirKristjana EinarsdóttirThor AspelundLaufey TryggvadóttirTamara B HarrisVilmundur GudnasonJóhanna E Torfadóttir
Published in: Cancer causes & control : CCC (2019)
These findings in a population with low T2D incidence suggest that the presence of T2D does not confer additional breast cancer risk and confirm the importance of height and excess body weight as breast cancer risk factors.
Keyphrases
  • breast cancer risk
  • body weight
  • risk factors
  • type diabetes
  • insulin resistance
  • body mass index
  • metabolic syndrome
  • glycemic control
  • weight loss
  • cardiovascular disease
  • high fat diet induced
  • skeletal muscle