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Accurate Body Fat Measures Reveal Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk

Body fat assessments like CUN-BAE highlight stronger links to breast cancer than BMI in postmenopausal women.

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Naveen Sankar S
Nov 18, 2024
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Topline
Excess body fat in postmenopausal women is significantly associated with hormone receptor–positive breast cancer, with CUN-BAE offering a more accurate risk assessment than BMI.

Study Details
The study, rooted in the MCC-Spain research, investigated how body fat measures correlate with breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women. Traditional methods…

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