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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer study results from University of Cincinnati described
March 12th, 2009
"Resistance to chemotherapy is a major problem facing breast cancer patients, and identifying potential contributors to chemoresistance is a critical area of research. Bisphenol A (BPA) has long been suspected to promote carcinogenesis, but the high doses of BPA used in many studies generated conflicting results," scientists in the United States report. "In addition, the mechanism by which BPA exerts its biological actions is unclear. Although estrogen has been shown to antagonize anticancer drugs, the role of BPA in chemoresistance has not been examined. The objective of our study was to determine whether BPA at low nanomolar concentrations opposes the action of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-03-12)
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