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. 1985;5(1):81-6.
doi: 10.1007/BF01807654.

Height, weight, and risk of breast cancer relapse

T Eberlein, R Simon, S Fisher, M E Lippman

Height, weight, and risk of breast cancer relapse

T Eberlein et al. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 1985.

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.

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