
Heinz Freisling
@hfreisling
Hi, I am epidemiologist at the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
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28-05-2019 09:15:18
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Today’s bicycle day, check this recommendation by World Health Organization (WHO) 👇🏽 It’s time to demand safer streets that put the health & safety of pedestrians and cyclists first 👉bit.ly/4jPzXsa




📢Postmenopausal women with CVD have a 31% higher risk of breast cancer with each 5 kg/m² increase in BMI, compared to a 13% increase in those without CVD. #BreastCancer #CVD 👏Fontvieille Emma et al. IARC 🙏 WCRF International ACS Journal Cancer doi.org/10.1002/cncr.3…


How does BMI affect breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women with and without cardiovascular disease (CVD)? Analysis shows that weight-associated breast cancer risk is higher in women with CVD: acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cn… Heinz Freisling IARC OncoAlert Ruth O'Regan


New research published in ACS Journal Cancer reveals that excess weight is linked to an especially high risk of developing #BreastCancer in postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease. U.S. News & World Report covers the findings here: ow.ly/lfso50WmF4c Heinz Freisling IARC Ruth O'Regan

Body mass index and breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women with and without cardiometabolic diseases: Findings from two prospective cohort studies in Europe acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cn… In a pooled analysis of over 168,000 postmenopausal women from the EPIC and UK Biobank

