Obesity and overeating during menopause together promote breast tumor growth and progression

Friday, December 7, 2012 - 10:31 in Health & Medicine

Obese women might be able to eliminate their increased risk for postmenopausal breast cancer by taking measures during perimenopause to prevent weight gain and to therapeutically control the metabolic effects of their obesity, according to the results of a preclinical study.

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