Maternal breast cancer risk in relation to birthweight and gestation of her offspring

Abstract Background Parity and age at first pregnancy are well-established risk factors for breast cancer, but the effects of other characteristics of pregnancies are uncertain and the literature is inconsistent. Methods In a cohort of 83,451 parous women from the general population of the UK, which...

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Main Authors: Anthony J. Swerdlow, Lauren B. Wright, Minouk J. Schoemaker, Michael E. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-018-1035-6