overweight and obese women are at increased risk of breast cancer and of being diagnosed with advanced disease, according to results of a large study published WEdnesday, November 26, 2008 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
And its not because overweight and obese women ger fewer mammograms than normal-weight women. "Even after taking into account how often women were screened for breast cancer, overweight women had a 10 perccent increased risk of advanced disease and obese women a 56 percent to 82 percent increased risk of advanced disease compared to normal-weight women," this is according to Dr. Karla Kerlikowske.
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