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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer research from Columbia University described
May 28th, 2009
"Reactive oxygen species are important in the pathogenesis of many diseases, including breast cancer. Several population-based case-control studies have shown that various biomarkers of oxidative stress are associated with an increase in breast cancer risk," investigators in the United States report. "We selected sisters discordant for breast cancer (n = 645) from the New York site of the Breast Cancer Family Registry to explore factors that contribute to variation in plasma protein carbonyls, and to determine whether this biomarker is associated with an increase in breast cancer risk among those with a family history. Late age at menarche, hormone replacement therapy...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-05-28)
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