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Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Elevated serum estrogens and androgens increase breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women
February 23rd, 2006
Elevated serum estrogens and androgens increase breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women. According to a study published in the journal Endocrine-Related Cancer, "Considerable experimental and epidemiological evidence suggests that elevated endogenous sex steroids - notably androgens and estrogens - promote breast tumor development. In spite of this evidence, postmenopausal androgen replacement therapy with dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) or testosterone has been advocated for the prevention of osteoporosis and improved sexual well-being." "We have conducted a case-control study nested within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-23)
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