Associations of early life body size and pubertal timing with breast density and postmenopausal breast cancer risk: A mediation analysis
Breast density may partially explain the inverse association between childhood BMI and postmenopausal breast cancer, but not the positive association between childhood height and postmenopausal breast cancer.
Authors
- Zorana Jovanovic Andersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4138-9828)
- Ilse Vejborg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2329-203X)
- Lene Mellemkjær (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9222-6215)
- Jennifer L. Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9649-6615)
- My von Euler‐Chelpin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2204-7048)
- Britt W. Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4921-9604)
- Dan Hameiri‐Bowen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1592-6028)
- Dorthe Pedersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2227-323X)
- Anne Marie Tjønneland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4385-2097)
- Julie Aarestrup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2258-2120)
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Frederiksberg Hospital (DK)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Gentofte Hospital (DK)
- Center for Clinical Research and Prevention (DK)
- Danish Cancer Society (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2025.01.004
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05
Funders
- World Cancer Research Fund International
- Region Hovedstaden
- World Cancer Research Fund