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Anthropometric characteristics and risk of lymphoid and myeloid leukemia in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).
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PURPOSE: Overweight and obesity have been suggested as a risk factor for leukemia. Impaired immune function associated with obesity, increased insulin-like growth factor-I activity and stimulating effects of leptin suggest a possible biological link between anthropometric measures and leukemia. However, evidence from epidemiological studies has been inconsistent. We examined the potential association between prospective measurements of body size and risk of leukemia among participants of the ...
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- 10.1007/s10552-012-0128-2
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- Journal:
- Cancer causes and control : CCC
- Volume:
- 24
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 427-438
- Publication date:
- 2013-03-05
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1573-7225
- ISSN:
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0957-5243
- URN:
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uuid:8d3d81e6-38be-4186-aa64-214d6f121436
- Source identifiers:
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389946
- Local pid:
- pubs:389946
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- English
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- Copyright date:
- 2013
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