Association of body mass index in early adulthood and middle age with future site-specific cancer mortality: the Harvard Alumni Health Study

Abstract

The association between adiposity in early adulthood and subsequent development of specific malignancies is unclear. Further, the potential for mediation by adiposity in middle age has not been well examined. In a rare study, we investigated the association of body mass index (BMI) in early adulthood with mortality from several site-specific cancers