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Weight loss linked to lower breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women
results. The women’s body weight, height, and body mass index were assessed at the start of the study and again 3 years later. During an...
Where body fat is carried can predict cancer risk
could be as good an indicator of cancer risk as body mass index (BMI), according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer...
New research confirms obesity link to 11 cancers
that analysed the obesity measurements (such as body mass index, weight gain, and waist circumference) and 36 cancers and their subtypes. This...
Physical activity associated with lower risk of many cancers
use, diet, education, race/ethnicity, and body mass index (BMI). Ten of the 13 associations remained after adjusting for BMI. This...
For breast cancer patients, never too late to quit smoking
survival, including alcohol consumption and body mass index. By 2010, a total of 6,778 women died – the leading causes of death were b...
Genetic screening could improve breast cancer prevention
risk measures, such as family history and body mass index, to improve our ability to target the best preventive treatments and advice to...
Poor metabolic health increases risk for postmenopausal breast cancer irrespective of BMI
with available data on insulin resistance and body mass index (BMI), 497 received a breast cancer diagnosis over a mean of 8.2 years of...
Postmenopausal breast cancer risk decreases rapidly after starting regular physical activity
physical activity were independent of body mass index, weight gain, waist circumference, and the level of activity from five to nine...
Number of risky lifestyle factors is associated with an increased risk of some types of breast cancer
studies have shown that alcohol, postmenopausal body mass index (BMI), and menopausal hormone therapy are risk factors for breast cancer,... lifestyle factors, body mass index, alcoholic beverages, smoking, physical inactivity, menopausal hormone...
Post-menopausal women with diabetes at greater risk of breast cancer
authors have also suggested that a high Body Mass Index (BMI), which is often associated with diabetes, may be an underlying...
Obese and overweight women face increased risk of recurrence of most common type of breast cancer
researchers found that increasing body mass index—a measure of the body’s fat content—significantly increased women’s risk of can...
Breast cancer patients with high density mammograms do not have increased risk of death
registries that consistently collect data on body mass index (BMI). BMI is a poor prognostic factor for breast cancer that is inversely...
Weight has strongest influence on breast cancer hormones in post menopausal women
or caused by surgery to remove ovaries), body mass index (BMI - the measure indicating normal weight, overweight or obesity), smoking,... body mass index, postmenopausal women, hormone levels, breast...