Relationship between body mass index and incidence of breast cancer.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the breast cancer incidence, so as to making contribution to breast cancer screening in high-risk groups, to adjustment from passive medical treatment to active treatment Methods: BMI status of 206 breast cancer patients and that of 210 healthy subjects at different ages were compared and analyzed.

Results: The mean BMI was significantly higher in breast cancer patients than in healthy subjects 24.45±3.