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Breast Cancer
Sex hormones not useful predictors of breast cancer risk
February 9th, 2006
Sex hormone levels in the blood are not associated with the risk of developing breast cancer in postmenopausal women who are in high-risk groups, according to a new study in the January 18, 2006, issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Several studies have suggested that increased levels of the sex hormones estradiol and testosterone and decreased levels of a protein that binds to sex hormones called sex hormone-binding globulin are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Although tamoxifen is commonly used to treat breast cancer in postmenopausal women, one study suggested that raloxifene, a selective estrogen...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-09)
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