CONTEXT: The relationship between body size and breast cancer still remains controversial in considering menopausal status. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of height, weight and weight changes with breast cancer in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: National Cancer Institute (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). SAMPLE: 177 incident cases of invasive breast cancer admitted to the main hospital of INCA between May 1995 and February 1996, and 377 controls recruited from among female visitors to the same hospital. MAIN MEASUREMENTS: Height and weight were measured and information on maximum weight, weight at ages 18 and 30 years, and potential risk factors we...
Cumulating evidence in Caucasian women suggests a positive association between height and premenopau...
The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of the risk factors for breast cancer among wom...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the prevalence of low bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal breast cance...
CONTEXT: The relationship between body size and breast cancer still remains controversial in conside...
Objective: To investigate the association between the evolution of obesity rates and the incidence o...
Objective: To determine possible associations between the risk of breast cancer in Brazilian women a...
In Brazil and worldwide, an increase in breast cancer rates every year, so obese individuals have a ...
Introduction: The treatment of breast cancer can cause alterations in body weight and anthropometric...
To examine effects of body size change on postmenopausal breast cancer, the authors conducted a popu...
As modalidades terapêuticas para o câncer de mama têm promovido avanços no seu tratamento, levand...
OBJECTIVE: To determine possible associations between the risk of breast cancer in Brazilian women ...
A group of 425 female staff from the school maternity hospital Assis Chateaubriand (Federal Universi...
Introduction: breast cancer is the most frequent in women, it is assumed that 4% of women will suffe...
Breast cancer is a disease of epidemiological concern worldwide, being considered a serious public h...
AIMS: To investigate the associations between breast cancer diagnosis and nutritional and environmen...
Cumulating evidence in Caucasian women suggests a positive association between height and premenopau...
The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of the risk factors for breast cancer among wom...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the prevalence of low bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal breast cance...
CONTEXT: The relationship between body size and breast cancer still remains controversial in conside...
Objective: To investigate the association between the evolution of obesity rates and the incidence o...
Objective: To determine possible associations between the risk of breast cancer in Brazilian women a...
In Brazil and worldwide, an increase in breast cancer rates every year, so obese individuals have a ...
Introduction: The treatment of breast cancer can cause alterations in body weight and anthropometric...
To examine effects of body size change on postmenopausal breast cancer, the authors conducted a popu...
As modalidades terapêuticas para o câncer de mama têm promovido avanços no seu tratamento, levand...
OBJECTIVE: To determine possible associations between the risk of breast cancer in Brazilian women ...
A group of 425 female staff from the school maternity hospital Assis Chateaubriand (Federal Universi...
Introduction: breast cancer is the most frequent in women, it is assumed that 4% of women will suffe...
Breast cancer is a disease of epidemiological concern worldwide, being considered a serious public h...
AIMS: To investigate the associations between breast cancer diagnosis and nutritional and environmen...
Cumulating evidence in Caucasian women suggests a positive association between height and premenopau...
The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of the risk factors for breast cancer among wom...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the prevalence of low bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal breast cance...