Re: Plasma sex steroid hormone levels and risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women

Dorgan et al undertook a study in which estradiol, testosterone, and possibly dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate appeared to have independent positive effects on breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women. They compare their results with the results of other studies.

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Published inJNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute Vol. 91; no. 4; pp. 380 - 381
Main Authors Dorgan, J F, Longcope, C, Stanczyk, F Z, Stephenson, Jr, H E, Hoover, R N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxford Publishing Limited (England) 17.02.1999
Subjects
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - blood
Dehydroepiandrosterone - blood
Estradiol - blood
Female
Gonadal Steroid Hormones - blood
Health risk assessment
Hormones
Humans
Medical research
Menopause
Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent - blood
Testosterone - blood
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Summary:Dorgan et al undertook a study in which estradiol, testosterone, and possibly dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate appeared to have independent positive effects on breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women. They compare their results with the results of other studies.
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ISSN:0027-8874
1460-2105
DOI:10.1093/jnci/91.4.380