International Journal of Epidemiology
Mechanisms underlying the effect of adiposity on risk of post-menopausal oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: an interventional mediation analysis
By Frances E.M. Albers, S. Ghazaleh Dashti, Christopher T.V. Swain, Show 7 more authorsBrigid Mary Lynch
Cohort study of 1,260 peopleMechanisms
- Inflammation
- Insulin/IGF-1 signalling
- Sex hormone signalling (oestrogen, androgen)
- Post-menopausal oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer
- Post-menopausal ER-positive breast cancer
- Humans
The paper
The University of Melbourne
International Journal of Epidemiology, 24 Jun 2026
