Hormones
Research on Hormones Reported by Scientists at University College, Department of Medicine
Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 24th, 2011
2011 MAR 24 -- Research findings, 'Gender is a risk factor for lung cancer,' are discussed in a new report. According to recent research published in the journal Medical Hypotheses, "Results of epidemiological studies suggest that, after one controls for the number of cigarettes smoked, women have a three times higher risk of getting lung cancer than men. Although the mechanism(s) explaining this gender-dependent difference in lung cancer risk is not known, it is thought that endocrine factors may play an important role."
"Normal human bronchial epithelial cells contain estrogen receptors and synthesize 17ß-estradiol (E(2)) and estrone (E(1)),...
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