Association of breast cancer subtypes and body mass index

Petekkaya I., ŞAHİN U., Gezgen G., Solak M., YÜCE D., DİZDAR Ö., ...Daha Fazla

TUMORI J, cilt.99, sa.2, ss.129-133, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 99 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1700/1283.14180
  • Dergi Adı: TUMORI J
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.129-133
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aims and background. Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease with various pathological and molecular subtypes. This study aims to determine the association between BMI and the distribution of breast cancer subtypes defined by estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2/neu) expression in pre- and postmenopausal breast cancers.