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Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Placenta weight is a positive marker of maternal breast cancer risk
January 5th, 2006
Placenta weight corresponding to increased serum hormone levels is a positive marker of maternal breast cancer risk. According to recent research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, "During pregnancy, serum levels of estrogen, progesterone, and other hormones are markedly higher than during other periods of life. Pregnancy hormones primarily are produced in the placenta, and signs of placental impairment may serve as indirect markers of hormone exposures during pregnancy." "During pregnancy, these markers have been inconsistently associated with subsequent risk of breast cancer in the mother," asserted S. Cnattingius...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-05)
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