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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer study findings have been published by D.J.P. Barker and colleagues
April 10th, 2008
"One hypothesis for the origins of breast cancer is that it is initiated by exposure of developing breast tissue in utero to maternal sex hormones. The sex hormone profile is established at puberty, when it regulates growth of the pelvic bones," investigators in Southampton, the United Kingdom report. "The pubertal growth of girls is characterized by broadening and rounding of the pelvis. The maximal width between their iliac crests, the intercristal width, increases more rapidly than in boys. We hypothesized that higher sex hormone concentrations at puberty produce larger intercristal widths, and these are markers of increased breast cancer risk in the next generation....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-04-10)
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