Risk of female-specific cancers according to obesity and menopausal status in 2•7 million Korean women: Similar trends between Korean and Western women

• Main Authors: In Sil Park (Author), Se Ik Kim (Author), Youngjin Han (Author), Juhwan Yoo (Author), Aeran Seol (Author), HyunA Jo (Author), Juwon Lee (Author), Wenyu Wang (Author), Kyungdo Han (Author), Yong Sang Song (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: : Studies examining the relationship between obesity and female-specific cancers have been mainly conducted in Western populations. We aimed to investigate the risk of female-specific cancers according to obesity and menopausal status using a nationwide cohort in Korea. Methods: : We ide...