Comparison of general obesity and measures of body fat distribution in older adults in relation to cancer risk: meta-analysis of individual participant data of seven prospective cohorts in Europe

Heinz Freisling; Melina Arnold; Isabelle Soerjomataram; Mark G. O’Doherty; José M Ordóñez-Mena; Christina Bamia; Ellen Kampman; Michael F. Leitzmann; Isabelle Romieu; Frank Kee; Konstantinos K. Tsilidis; Anne Tjønneland; Antonia Trichopoulou; Paolo Boffetta; Vassiliki Benetou; H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita; José María Huerta; Hermann Brenner; Tom Wilsgaard; Mazda Jenab

doi:10.1038/bjc.2017.106

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BMI, WC, HC, and WHR show comparable positive associations with obesity-related cancers combined and with colorectal cancer in older adults. For postmenopausal breast cancer we report evidence for effect modification by HT use.

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