Body mass index increases the lymph node metastasis risk of breast cancer: a dose-response meta-analysis with 52904 subjects from 20 cohort studies
Abstract Background Since body mass index (BMI) is a convincing risk factor for breast cancer, it is speculated to be associated with lymph node metastasis. However, epidemiological studies are inconclusive. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the effect of BMI on the lymph node metas...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-06-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-07064-0 |