Birth weight and breast cancer risk.

Journal Article (Journal Article)

Exploring whether the positive association between birth weight and breast cancer risk differs by other breast cancer risk factors may help inform speculation about biological mechanism. In these data, high birth weight was associated with breast cancer risk in younger and in more educated women, but was not associated overall.

Full Text

Duke Authors

Robboy, Stanley J.

Cited Authors

Troisi, R; Hatch, EE; Titus-Ernstoff, L; Palmer, JR; Hyer, M; Strohsnitter, WC; Robboy, SJ; Kaufman, R; Herbst, A; Adam, E; Hoover, RN

Published Date

June 5, 2006

Published In

British Journal of Cancer

Volume / Issue

94 / 11

Start / End Page

1734 - 1737

PubMed ID

16641898

Pubmed Central ID

PMC2361301

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0007-0920

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1038/sj.bjc.6603122

Language

eng

Conference Location

England