Serum Adipocytokines (Visfatin and Resistin): New Biomarkers of Breast Carcinogenesis

Background: Recent epidemiological studies demonstrate that obesity is associated with an increased risk for breast cancer in women. Increased estrogen levels are suggested as one possible explanation, but this does not fully explain the relationship between obesity and breast cancer. One alterna...

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Main Authors: Sanaa A. El-Benhawy, Nadia A. Abd El Moneim, Samia A. Ebeid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2015-10-01
Series:Middle East Journal of Cancer
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Online Access:http://mejc.sums.ac.ir/index.php/mejc/article/view/272/232