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Volume 352:304-306 January 20, 2005 Number 3
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Birth Weight and Breast Cancer

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by Ahlgren, M.
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To the Editor: Ahlgren et al. (Oct. 14 issue)1 report the importance of both birth weight and childhood growth on the risk of breast cancer. Although the authors do not provide information about early growth (from the postnatal period to the age of eight years) or birth length, the size of their study permits additional analyses to enhance our understanding of how growth patterns relate to disease.2 For example, were there any interactions between birth weight and childhood body size? Underweight babies who are well nourished in early childhood may have a greater risk of chronic disease later in life . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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