Childhood body mass index and height and risk of histologic subtypes of endometrial cancer

201635 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Julie Aarestrup · Frederiksberg Hospital

Michael Gamborg · Frederiksberg Hospital

Lian G. Ulrich · Copenhagen University Hospital

Thorkild I. A. Sørensen · Frederiksberg Hospital

Jennifer L. Baker · Frederiksberg Hospital

Abstract

Endometrial carcinogenesis is linked to early-life body size, suggesting that childhood BMI and height may be useful indicators for the risk of later development of endometrial cancer and might aid in the early prevention of obesity-related endometrial cancers.

Topics & Keywords

Cancer Risks and Factors Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Birth, Development, and Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Obesity

Volume 40, Issue 7, pp. 1096-1102

DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2016.56

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