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Breast Cancer
Study results from State University of New York provide new insights into breast cancer
August 14th, 2008
"We recently reported that healthy women at familial risk for breast cancer (FH+) have higher urinary cortisol levels at work than women without familial risk (FH-). The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether this group difference persisted over a 1-month period," scientists in the United States report. "Subjects were healthy women (FH+, N = 42, age = 37.6 +/- 9.3, FH-, N = 93, age 38.4 +/- 9.0) employed primarily in clerical or technical positions at three medical centers in New York City who collected timed urine samples in three contrasting daily environments, at work (similar to 11AM-3PM), home (similar to 6PM-10PM) and during sleep (similar to 10PM-6AM) on 2...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-08-14)
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