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News · 12-10-2009, 10:41 PM

Breast cancer patients with a high body mass index (BMI) have a poorer cancer prognosis later in life. Specifically, their treatment effect does not last as long and their risk of death increases.

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12-10-2009, 10:41 PM	#1
News Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 20,127	Women with high BMI are at increased risk of dying from breast cancer Breast cancer patients with a high body mass index (BMI) have a poorer cancer prognosis later in life. Specifically, their treatment effect does not last as long and their risk of death increases. More...