Word: huang
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...message [to young women] should be that they should try to maintain their lean body mass. Weight gain after 18 was associated with breast cancer," said a researcher in the study, Dr. Zhiping Huang, who does research at Brigham and Women's Hospital...
...Huang said that the increased risk varies directly with the amount of weight gained...
According to Huang, physical activity is the most effective way for females to reduce their risk of breast cancer...
...Huang explained that "after menopause, estrogen is produced by body fat. Weight gain increases blood estrogen levels...
...conclusion reached from this study correlates with earlier studies showing that post-menopausal estrogen or progesterone usage results in a higher risk of breast cancer, according to Huang...