Open AccessA comparative analysis of body mass index with estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 status in pre- and postmenopausal breast cancer patients
Author(s) -
Richa Chauhan,
Vinita Trivedi,
Rita Rani,
Usha Singh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of mid-life health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.423
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 0976-7819
pISSN - 0976-7800
DOI - 10.4103/jmh.jmh_97_20
Subject(s) - breast cancer , medicine , overweight , body mass index , gynecology , estrogen receptor , menopause , oncology , cancer , progesterone receptor , obesity , population , environmental health
Breast cancer is now the most common cancer among Indian women. Recent studies have suggested a possible link between risk factors like high BMI and molecular subtypes of breast cancer. Studies from Western and Asian population have shown varying relationship between post- menopausal obesity and expression of ER, PR, Her2-neu receptors in breast cancer patients.