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

Br J Cancer. 2007 Jan 15;96(1):134-6. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603504. Epub 2006 Dec 5.

Authors

M Löf¹, S Sandin, L Hilakivi-Clarke, E Weiderpass

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, PO 281, SE-171 77, Stockholm, Sweden. marie.lof@ki.se

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.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adult
Birth Weight*
Body Mass Index
Breast Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Cohort Studies
Endometrial Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Risk Factors
Sweden / epidemiology

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding