Quantifying mediating effects of endogenous estrogen and insulin in the relation between obesity, alcohol consumption, and breast cancer

Ulla A Hvidtfeldt, Marc J Gunter, Theis Lange, Rowan T Chlebowski, Dorothy Lane, Ghada N Farhat, Matthew S Freiberg, Niels Keiding, Jennifer S Lee, Ross Prentice, Anne Tjønneland, Mara Z Vitolins, Silvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Howard D Strickler, Naja Hulvej Rod

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Abstract

Increased exposure to endogenous estrogen and/or insulin may partly explain the relationship of obesity, physical inactivity, and alcohol consumption and postmenopausal breast cancer. However, these potential mediating effects have not been formally quantified in a survival analysis setting.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftCancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
Vol/bind21
Udgave nummer7
Sider (fra-til)1203-12
Antal sider10
ISSN1055-9965
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2012

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