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Effects of obesity on breast cancer stage at diagnosis in Korean women

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Author(s)
Y A KimC W Lee
Keimyung Author(s)
Lee, Choong Won
Department
Dept. of Preventive Medicine (예방의학)
Journal Title
European Journal of Cancer Prevention
Issued Date
2004
Volume
13
Issue
1
Abstract
This study was carried out to test the hypothesis that
palpation for lumps may be more difficult in large breasts
than in small breasts, resulting in a delay in the detection
and diagnosis of breast cancer, and to determine whether
this hypothesis is confirmed in Asian women. Of 833 new
breast cancer patients registered in the Daegu Cancer
Registry in 1997–1999, 579 were used in the final data
analysis, after excluding patient records containing many
missing data on study variables related with cancer
staging. There was no difference in means of body mass
index (BMI) according to tumour, either in all cases or in
those under 49 years of age. In the 50+ age group, the
means ±standard deviations of BMI of T1, T2 and T3 were
23.7 ± 2.8, 24.2 ±3.0, and 26.2 ±4.3, respectively (P = 0.01).
In univariate logistic regression of tumour characteristics
with BMI, no statistically significant odds ratios were found
either by continuous or quartiles of BMI. In conclusion,
these results suggest that the hypothesis is partially
confirmed in Korean breast cancer patients and further
studies are needed to clarify the relationship between BMI
and tumour stage at diagnosis. European Journal of
Cancer Prevention 13:13–17 c 2004 Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins.
European Journal of Cancer Prevention 2004, 13:13–17
Key words: BMI, breast cancer stage, Korean.
Keimyung Author(s)(Kor)
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Publisher
School of Medicine
Citation
Y A Kim and C W Lee. (2004). Effects of obesity on breast cancer stage at diagnosis in
Korean women. European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 13(1), 13–17. doi: 10.1097/00008469-200402000-00003
Type
Article
ISSN
0959-8278
Source
https://insights.ovid.com/pubmed?pmid=15075783
DOI
10.1097/00008469-200402000-00003
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/35668
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