Height, weight, and risk of breast cancer relapse
- 1 February 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Vol. 5 (1), 81-86
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01807654
Abstract
The records of 231 patients with primary breast cancer and 85 patients with metastatic breast cancer were reviewed to determine whether indices of body weight were associated with prognosis. Results support previous reports that indices of body weight are relatively weak, but real, prognostic factors.Keywords
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