The results obtained in our study indicate that higher than recommended pregnancy weight gain increased mothers’ risk of developing breast cancer. [...]
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Results In the cohort, 123 (5.9%) women developed breast cancer during the mean follow-up of 38.9 years. The mean age at diagnosis was 56.0 years (range 35-74). Background characteristics and index pregnancies are described by tertiles of pregnancy weight gain in Table 1 . Low pregnancy weight gain (<11 kg) was associated to [...] Elevated pregnancy estrogen levels are associated with increased risk of developing breast cancer in mothers. We studied whether pregnancy weight gain that has been linked to high circulating estrogen levels, affects a mother’s breast cancer risk. [...] |
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