Child growth breast cancer link
10473
The way a girl grows during her early years may influence her risk of breast cancer, research suggests. A Danish study of more than 117,000 women found those born chubby, but who went on to become tall and lean teenagers had the highest risk.
416797
NEW YORK  - Children with cancer are more likely than other children to have a variety of deformities, such as droopy eyelids and legs of different lengths, new research shows. This suggests that there are genetic defects or early prenatal environmental factors that influence the occurrence of both problems.
420563
Breastfeeding for even a few months may lower the odds that a child will develop leukemia, a new research review suggests.
745423
A new study has found a significant link between women's exposure to DDT as young girls and the development of breast cancer later in life.
218657
The rate of childhood cancer has slowly increased over the last three decades, research has found.
545073
The risk of developing a type of kidney cancer, renal cell carcinoma, is directly related to body mass index (BMI) and to the increase in BMI since age 20, according to the findings from two new European studies.
457485
Women who put on a lot of weight at any stage of adulthood increase their risk of breast cancer, likely because the hormone estrogen accumulates in the acquired fat and promotes tumors, researchers said on Monday.
321289
A Danish study has found women who were tall and skinny as teenagers have a higher risk of contracting breast cancer. The study published in The New England Journal of Health found women who were heavy babies
675703
NEW YORK  - Confirming previous research,  the results of a population-based Danish study show that a high  birth weight is associated with an increased risk of breast  cancer later in life.
416477
The causes of breast cancer are still being researched, although it is known the a woman&#39;s lifetime exposure to estrogen and her age at the time of her first childbirth play an important role.
528284
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a month dedicated to increasing public knowledge about the disease. An uncontrolled growth of breast cells, breast cancer is silently claiming the
137009
Researchers find a strong association between body mass index and a variety of cancers.
481267
Tiny differences in genes linked to the hormone estrogen can strongly influence a woman&#39;s risk of developing breast cancer, US researchers reported on Wednesday.
373033
NEW YORK  - Breastfeeding for even a few  months may lower the odds that a child will develop leukemia, a  new research review suggests.
34302
TUESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A woman's risk for breast cancer as she grows older appears strongly linked to the natural process of lobular regression, Mayo Clinic researchers have concluded.
483365
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies suggest breast density is nearly as important as age in predicting who is going to develop breast cancer.
767173
Children who are overweight appear to be at increased risk of cancer later in life, according to an analysis of British records.