Estrogen Effects on the Mammary Gland in Early and Late Life and Breast Cancer Risk

A woman has an increased risk of breast cancer if her lifelong estrogen exposure is increased due to an early menarche, a late menopause, and/or an absence of childbearing. For decades, it was presumed that the number of years of exposure drove the increased risk, however, recent epidemiological dat...

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Main Authors: Genevieve Victoria Dall, Kara Louise Britt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2017.00110/full