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    Body mass index and breast cancer: analysis of a nation-wide population-based prospective cohort study on 1 393 985 Taiwanese women

    Asian women have a younger age at onset of breast cancer and a lower body mass index (BMI) than Western women. The link between obesity and risk of breast cancer in Asian women is still elusive. We aimed to in...

    M-J Chen, W Y-Y Wu, A M-F Yen, J C-Y Fann, S L-S Chen in International Journal of Obesity (2016)

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    Irritable bowel syndrome and the incidence of colorectal neoplasia: a prospective cohort study with community-based screened population in Taiwan

    We aim to report the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and elucidate the influence of IBS on the incidence of colorectal neoplasm through a community-screening-based, longitudinal follow-up study.

    H-C Chang, A M-F Yen, J C-Y Fann, S Y-H Chiu, C-S Liao in British Journal of Cancer (2015)

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    Cumulative survival in early-onset unilateral and bilateral breast cancer: an analysis of 1907 Taiwanese women

    As the epidemiological pattern of breast cancer in modernising Asian countries differs greatly from that in Western countries, it is worthwhile to investigate the long-term prognoses of unilateral and bilatera...

    W-H Kuo, A M-F Yen, P-H Lee, K-M Chen, J Wang, K-J Chang in British Journal of Cancer (2009)