Author Interviews, BMJ, Breast Cancer, Weight Research / 29.09.2014
Increasing Skirt Size Linked To Increased Breast Cancer Risk
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Professor Usha Menon, Evangelia-Ourania Fourkala PhD
and Matthew Burrell PhD
Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, Women's Cancer, UCL EGA
Institute for Women's Health, University College London, UK
Medical Research: What are the main findings of the study?
Response: Our study has shown that skirt size is a good proxy for central obesity. Each unit increase in UK skirt size every ten years between the age of 20 and 60 was associated with a 33% increase in postmenopausal breast cancer in our cohort.
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