Body constitution in young healthy women from breast cancer higher risk families in relation to smoking

• Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate potential associations between body composition and current smoking in young healthy women from high-risk families. Cigarette smoke contains >7000 chemicals of which 69 are established carcinogens and smoke also acts as an aromatase inhibitor. Smoking is now recognized as a carcinogen for the breast and influences both risk and prognosis. However, the underlying mechanisms need to be better elucidated. One study showed that breast cancer patients who smoked were younger, had a lower body mass index (BMI), smaller breast volumes, but a higher waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) than non-smokers. However, smoking was also associated with a higher frequency of prior oral contraceptive (OC) use. Since breast cancer development starts long before the tumor is clinically detectable, we aimed to study the impact of cigarette smoke on anthropometric factors. Material and methods: Between 1996 and 2006, 269 healthy women were included in a study on the impact of lifestyle factors in women 0.18). However, current smokers had significantly larger standardized waist circumference (78 vs 74 cm;adjP=0.02), and higher standardized WHR (0.79 vs 0.76;adjP=0.003) compared with non-smokers. Conclusion: Current smokers had significantly larger waist circumference and higher WHR, but similar BMI and breast volume compared with non-smokers, although most women had anthropometric measures within WHO's recommended limits. The difference in fat distribution towards more abdominal fat, suggests that current smoking is associated with a more inflammatory and/or androgenic profile at the age when breast cancer is initiated.

Ämnesord

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Cancer och onkologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Cancer and Oncology (hsv//eng)

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aromatase inhibitor

BRCA1 protein

carcinogen

cigarette smoke

endogenous compound

oral contraceptive agent

abdominal fat

adult

body composition

body constitution

body mass

breast cancer

breast feeding

breast surgery

cancer family

cancer patient

cancer prognosis

controlled study

female

gene mutation

height

hip circumference

human

lifestyle

linear regression analysis

major clinical study

nullipara

nurse

oral contraceptive use

prognosis

smoke

smoking

statistical significance

waist circumference

waist hip ratio

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