Birth weight in relation to endometrial and breast cancer risks in Swedish women

M. Löf; S. Sandin; L. Hilakivi-Clarke; E. Weiderpass

doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603504

Birth weight in relation to endometrial and breast cancer risks in Swedish women

M. Löf, S. Sandin, L. Hilakivi-Clarke, E. Weiderpass

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Abstract

An examination of birth weight in a Swedish cohort study of 38 566 women showed no significant association between birth weight and endometrial cancer, but supported a protective role for low birth weight for premenopausal breast cancer.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	134-136
Number of pages	3
Journal	British Journal of Cancer
Volume	96
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6603504
State	Published - Jan 15 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the grants obtained from the National Cancer Institute (1 U54 CA00100971, 5 RO1 CA89950) and Department of Defence (USAMRMC 00000100093).

Keywords

Birth weight
Breast cancer
Endometrial cancer

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