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Semin Reprod Med 1999; 17(4): 359-370
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1016245
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1016245
Endocrine Cancer Risks for Women During the Perimenopause and Beyond
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Publication Date:
15 March 2008 (online)
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Abstract
Cancer and its link to reproductive hormones is an area of intense concern for our patients and has been the subject of much speculation. But if estrogen causes breast cancer, for example, most women would eventually develop the disease. We know this is not the case! Actually, estrogen and progesterone have been linked to a decrease as well as an increase in cancer, depending upon the type of tumor under investigation. The purpose of this manuscript is to review the data supporting those relationships.
Keywords:
Estrogen - progesterone - breast - endometrium - receptor - cancer