New research has found that women who gain weight in early adulthood are at a decreased risk of breast cancer before menopause.
A new study, which features in the International Journal of Cancer, has found that women who gain weight from early adulthood are at a reduced risk of developing breast cancer before they reach menopause.
The study builds on previous research, which found that women who weighed more as young adults had a reduced risk of premenopausal breast cancer.
The World Health Organization (WHO) note that breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, among whom it accounts for the highest number of cancer-related deaths.
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