Mothers who give birth to large infants at increased risk for breast cancer

Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 19:00 in Health & Medicine

Delivering a high-birth-weight infant more than doubles a woman's breast cancer risk, according to new research. The researchers suggest that having a large infant is associated with a hormonal environment during pregnancy that favors future breast cancer development and progression.

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