Relationship between Quetelet's index and cancer of breast and female genital tract in 47,000 women followed for 25 years.

摘要: The relationship between Quetelet's index and subsequent risk for cancer of endocrine target organs was studied in a cohort 47,003 women, examined height weight the years 1963-65, followed up Swedish Cancer Register until 1987. High associated with decreased breast among women less than 55 age at risk, while high predicted an increased older women. Among > or = age, excess relative declined significantly during follow-up period. ovaries uterine cervix were not related to any group. In corpus higher that cancer, this association persisted entire period more 20 years. spite fact endometrial is common because stronger relation overweight would be attributable obesity cancer.