Relation between insulin resistance and breast cancer among Chilean women
ML Garmendia, A Pereira, ME Alvarado, E Atalah - Annals of epidemiology, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: In Chile, diabetes and breast cancer are important public health problems. The
association between insulin resistance and breast cancer, however, remains largely
unexplored. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study to assess the relationship of
insulin resistance (IR) and breast cancer in Chilean premenopausal and postmenopausal
women. We compared 170 women, 33 to 86 years old, with incident breast cancer and 170
normal mammography controls, matched by 5-year age interval. Plasmatic insulin and …
association between insulin resistance and breast cancer, however, remains largely
unexplored. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study to assess the relationship of
insulin resistance (IR) and breast cancer in Chilean premenopausal and postmenopausal
women. We compared 170 women, 33 to 86 years old, with incident breast cancer and 170
normal mammography controls, matched by 5-year age interval. Plasmatic insulin and …