Long-term weight change and risk of breast cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study.

Merete Ellingjord-DaleSofia Christakoudi Elisabete Weiderpass Salvatore PanicoLaure DossusAnja W Olsen Anne TjønnelandRudolf KaaksMatthias B SchulzeGiovanna MasalaInger T GramGuri SkeieAnn H RosendahlMalin SundTim KeyPietro FerrariMarc GunterAlicia K HeathKonstantinos K TsilidisElio Ribolinull null

Published in: International journal of epidemiology (2021)

Long-term weight gain was positively associated with postmenopausal breast cancer in women who were lean at age 20, both in HRT ever users and non-users, and hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer.

Keyphrases

weight gain
positive breast cancer
body mass index
breast cancer risk
birth weight
physical activity
weight loss
bone mineral density
papillary thyroid
polycystic ovary syndrome
childhood cancer
squamous cell
young adults
pregnant women
metabolic syndrome
lymph node metastasis
body composition
preterm birth