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Overweight young women have reduced risk of developing breast cancer before menopause

A higher body mass index (BMI), especially in early adulthood, may be associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer before menopause, according to an article in the November 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. This association does not appear to be related to ovulation problems that overweight women may develop.

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