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This story describes a study in which women who gained weight after age 50 had a greatly increased risk of developing breast cancer.
Women who had gained more than 33 pounds since age 20 were similarly at a 60 percent increased risk for postmenopausal disease, but it was the extra pounds put on after 50 that appeared to play a more significant role, study author Marilie D. Gammon said.
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cant believe weight can mess you up this much
Posted by: lucy | Friday, October 28, 2005 at 05:01 AM
would like to know much on the effect food has, and relation to breast cancer.
Posted by: lucy | Friday, October 28, 2005 at 05:12 AM