Obesity May Boost Odds of Aggressive Breast Cancer in Older Women

Obesity May Boost Odds of Aggressive Breast Cancer in Older Women
TUESDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is known to boost the risk of estrogen-fueled breast cancer in women past menopause. Now, new research suggests a link between postmenopausal obesity and an especially aggressive type of breast cancer that doesn’t depend on estrogen to grow.