Obesity Increases the Risk of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer and is Associated with More Advanced Stage at Presentation But no Impact on Survival
Laura A. Healy BSc,
Aoife M. Ryan PhD,
Suzanne Rowley BSc,
Terry Boyle MD, FRSCI,
Elizabeth Connolly MD, FRSCI,
Michael J. Kennedy MD, FRCPI,
John V. Reynolds MCh, FRSCI,
Laura A. Healy BSc
Trinity Centre, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Search for more papers by this authorAoife M. Ryan PhD
Trinity Centre, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Search for more papers by this authorSuzanne Rowley BSc
Trinity Centre, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Search for more papers by this authorTerry Boyle MD, FRSCI
Trinity Centre, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Search for more papers by this authorElizabeth Connolly MD, FRSCI
Trinity Centre, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Search for more papers by this authorMichael J. Kennedy MD, FRCPI
Trinity Centre, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Search for more papers by this authorJohn V. Reynolds MCh, FRSCI
Trinity Centre, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Search for more papers by this authorLaura A. Healy BSc,
Aoife M. Ryan PhD,
Suzanne Rowley BSc,
Terry Boyle MD, FRSCI,
Elizabeth Connolly MD, FRSCI,
Michael J. Kennedy MD, FRCPI,
John V. Reynolds MCh, FRSCI,
Laura A. Healy BSc
Trinity Centre, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Search for more papers by this authorAoife M. Ryan PhD
Trinity Centre, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Search for more papers by this authorSuzanne Rowley BSc
Trinity Centre, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Search for more papers by this authorTerry Boyle MD, FRSCI
Trinity Centre, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Search for more papers by this authorElizabeth Connolly MD, FRSCI
Trinity Centre, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Search for more papers by this authorMichael J. Kennedy MD, FRCPI
Trinity Centre, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Search for more papers by this authorJohn V. Reynolds MCh, FRSCI
Trinity Centre, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Search for more papers by this authorAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: John V. Reynolds, MCh, FRSCI, Professor of Surgery, Trinity Centre, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland, or e-mail: [email protected].
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