Breast cancer incidence and mortality by metabolic syndrome and obesity: the Women’s Health Initiative

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A recent analysis of WHI findings indicates that MetS and obesity each have different associations with breast cancer subtypes and mortality risk. Women with higher MetS scores are at a higher risk of poor-prognosis, estrogen receptor-positive, progesterone receptor-negative breast cancers.

Breast cancer incidence and mortality by metabolic syndrome and obesity: the Women’s Health Initiative

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