Insulin, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, and Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women

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Authors

Marc J. Gunter · Harvard University

Donald R. Hoover · MedStar Health

Herbert Yu · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Sylvia Wassertheil‐Smoller · Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Tomáš Rohan · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

JoAnn E. Manson · MedStar Health

J. Li ·

Abstract

These data suggest that hyperinsulinemia is an independent risk factor for breast cancer and may have a substantial role in explaining the obesity-breast cancer relationship.

Topics & Keywords

Cancer Risks and Factors Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 101, Issue 1, pp. 48-60

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn415

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