Obese women have higher risk of suffering breast cancer, Spanish study finds
Monday, October 17, 2011 - 21:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers in Spain have shown that overweight women -- especially those with morbid obesity -- develop this disease at an earlier age. A total of 524 women with breast cancer participated in the study. The researchers found that women who started menstruating at a very early age -- between nine and 10 years -- developed breast cancer at a younger age.