Birth weight, childhood body mass index, and height in relation to mammographic density and breast cancer: a register-based cohort study

Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, Jennifer Lyn Baker, Kristine Bihrmann, Ilse Merete Munk Vejborg, Thorkild I.A. Sørensen, Elsebeth Lynge

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Abstract

High breast density, a strong predictor of breast cancer may be determined early in life. Childhood anthropometric factors have been related to breast cancer and breast density, but rarely simultaneously. We examined whether mammographic density (MD) mediates an association of birth weight, childhood body mass index (BMI), and height with the risk of breast cancer.
Original languageEnglish
Article numberR4
JournalBreast cancer research : BCR
Volume16
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)1-11
Number of pages11
ISSN1465-5411
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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