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Breast Cancer
Hypothyroidism associated with reduced breast cancer risk
March 10th, 2005
Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found that women with a common thyroid gland disorder appear to have a reduced chance of developing invasive breast cancer, according to a study in the March 15 issue of Cancer, which was published online February 14. In a retrospective case-control study of 2,226 females, researchers found that women with primary hypothyroidism (under-active thyroid) had a 61% lower risk of developing invasive breast cancer. Additionally, women newly diagnosed with breast cancer were 57% less likely to have the under-active thyroid gland condition compared to a control group of healthy...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-10)
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