Open AccessInflammation and breast density among female Chinese immigrants: exploring variations across neighborhoods
Author(s) -
Carolyn Y. Fang,
Brian L. Egleston,
Celia Byrne,
Gregory S. Bohr,
Harsh Pathak,
Andrew K. Godwin,
Philip Siu,
Marilyn Tseng
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ccc. cancer causes and control/ccc, cancer causes and control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.073
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-7225
pISSN - 0957-5243
DOI - 10.1007/s10552-019-01206-x
Subject(s) - demography , breast cancer , medicine , immigration , context (archaeology) , epidemiology , chinese americans , gerontology , geography , cancer , sociology , archaeology
We examined associations of inflammation with breast density, a marker of breast cancer risk, among female Chinese immigrants and explored whether associations varied by neighborhood environment.