ea0032p749 | Obesity | ECE2013
Katalinic Darko
, Santek Fedor
, Juretic Antonio
, Basic-Koretic Martina
, Loncar Kresimir
, Soce Majana
, Nikolac Nora
, Plestina Stjepko
Introduction: High BMI has been associated with an increased risk for breast cancer among premenopausal and postmenopausal women. Several biological mechanisms play a significant role in the genesis and progression of breast cancer.Material and methods: This study aimed to investigate relationship between BMI and breast cancer diagnosis or progression in a Croatian population. BMI, presence or absence of breast cancer and its clinical-pathological charac...