History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Incident Invasive Breast Cancer among Parous Women in the Nurses' Health Study II Prospective Cohort
Conclusions: Among a large cohort of U.S. women, history of GDM was not associated with an elevated risk of subsequent invasive breast cancer.
Impact: Our findings highlight the need to further investigate GDM's role in breast cancer development. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 26(3); 321–7. ©2016 AACR.
Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Powe, C. E., Tobias, D. K., Michels, K. B., Chen, W. Y., Eliassen, A. H., Manson, J. E., Rosner, B., Willett, W. C., Hu, F. B., Zhang, C., Rich-Edwards, J. W., Rexrode, K. M. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research
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