To evaluate the relationship between abortions and risk of breast cancer, we conducted a case-control studywith 669 cases and 682 population-based controls in Jiangsu Province of China. A structured questionnaire wasused ...

Objectives: Breast and colon cancer are neoplasms well known to be related to obesity. Adiponectin, a proteinthat increases in obesity, seems to be involved in the relationship but clinical data are limited. ...

Obese postmenopausal women increase their risk of developing breast cancer (BC), in particular if theydisplay an android-type pattern of adiposity, which is also associated to increased risks of diabetes mellitus,hypertension ...

Background: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women worldwide In Iran, it ranksfirst among cancers diagnosed in women and is the fifth most common cause of death. The aim of this study wasto ...

Introduction: Breast cancer is the second leading cancer in Korean women. To assess potential geneticassociations between the prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA) gene in the chromosome 8q24 locus and breastcancer ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether screening by clinical breast examination (CBE) inaddition to mammography affected participant satisfaction in the National Cancer Screening Program(NCSP). Data were derived ...