Birth Size Linked to Breast Cancer Risk

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"Recognition of early life influences are critical in the etiology of breast cancer and helps to explain why several adult life primary prevention practices -- as distinct to secondary prevention ones focusing on early detection -- have been of limited effectiveness," Trichopoulos said.

"Prevention of breast cancer needs to take into account the very long natural history of the disease," he added.

Expert reaction to the new research was fairly guarded.

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"There's good evidence for these findings, but there is really no clinical relevance for them," said Debbie Saslow, director of breast and gynecologic cancer at the American Cancer Society.

"There is nothing that women should do differently to try to have smaller babies, or women who were born with a longer length or larger head circumference should do anything differently when they grow up or get screened differently, or consider themselves at high risk -- it's really just a research issue," Saslow said.

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For more on breast cancer, visit the American Cancer Society.

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