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NIH Study Associates Obesity with Lower Breast Cancer Risk in Young Women

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(Source: Patient News)
Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—June 28, 2018
Contact: Robin Arnette

Young women with high body fat have a decreased chance of developing breast cancer before menopause, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators. The finding, published online in the journal JAMA Oncology, may help researchers better understand the role obesity plays in breast cancer risk.

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“It is well known that women who gain weight, particularly after menopause, carry an increased…

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