Weight gain may predict risk of getting breast cancer

Thursday, February 26, 2004

ATLANTA -- The amount of weight a woman gains after age 18 is a strong signal as to whether she will get breast cancer later in life, according to new research released Wednesday by the American Cancer Society.

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