Hormonal therapy and risk of breast cancer in mexican women.

The use of hormonal therapies, including hormonal contraceptives (HC) and postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have been shown to influence breast cancer (BC) risk. However, the variations of these effects among populations and ethnic groups are not completely documented, especially amon...

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Main Authors: Amina Amadou, Alban Fabre, Gabriela Torres-Mejía, Carolina Ortega-Olvera, Angélica Angeles-Llerenas, Fiona McKenzie, Carine Biessy, Pierre Hainaut, Isabelle Romieu
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
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Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3829873?pdf=render
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author Amina Amadou
Alban Fabre
Gabriela Torres-Mejía
Carolina Ortega-Olvera
Angélica Angeles-Llerenas
Fiona McKenzie
Carine Biessy
Pierre Hainaut
Isabelle Romieu
author_facet Amina Amadou
Alban Fabre
Gabriela Torres-Mejía
Carolina Ortega-Olvera
Angélica Angeles-Llerenas
Fiona McKenzie
Carine Biessy
Pierre Hainaut
Isabelle Romieu
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description The use of hormonal therapies, including hormonal contraceptives (HC) and postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have been shown to influence breast cancer (BC) risk. However, the variations of these effects among populations and ethnic groups are not completely documented, especially among Hispanic women. We evaluated the association between HC and premenopausal BC risk, and between HRT and postmenopausal BC risk in Mexican women. Data from a Mexican multi-center population-based case-control study ofwomen aged 35 to 69 years were analysed. A total of 1000 cases and 1074 matched controls were recruited between 2004 and 2007. Information on hormonal therapy was collected through a structured questionnaire. Results were analysed using conditional logistic regression models. Overall, HC were used by 422/891 (47.3%) premenopausal women and HRT was used by 220/1117 (19.7%) postmenopausal women. For HC, odds ratios (ORs) for BC were 1.11 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.82, 1.49) for current users and 1.68 (95% CI: 0.67, 4.21) for ever-users. No clear effect of duration of use was observed. For HRT, the OR for BC was significantly increased in ever users (OR: 1.45; 95% CI: 1.01, 2.08). A non-significant increased risk was observed for combined estrogen/progestin, (OR =  1.85; 95% CI: 0.84, 4.07) whereas no effect was observed for the use of estrogen alone (OR = 1.14; 95% CI: 0.68, 1.91). Our results indicate that, HC had a non-significant effect on the risk of pre-menopausal BC, but suggested that injected contraceptives may slightly increase the risk, whereas HRT had a significant effect on post-menopausal BC in this population. This study provides new information about the effects of HC and HRT on BC risk in a Mexican population, which may be of relevance for the population of Latin America as a whole.
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spelling doaj.art-6b05a906917945cf9479853a5844cfcf2022-12-22T01:30:18ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-01811e7969510.1371/journal.pone.0079695Hormonal therapy and risk of breast cancer in mexican women.Amina AmadouAlban FabreGabriela Torres-MejíaCarolina Ortega-OlveraAngélica Angeles-LlerenasFiona McKenzieCarine BiessyPierre HainautIsabelle RomieuThe use of hormonal therapies, including hormonal contraceptives (HC) and postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have been shown to influence breast cancer (BC) risk. However, the variations of these effects among populations and ethnic groups are not completely documented, especially among Hispanic women. We evaluated the association between HC and premenopausal BC risk, and between HRT and postmenopausal BC risk in Mexican women. Data from a Mexican multi-center population-based case-control study ofwomen aged 35 to 69 years were analysed. A total of 1000 cases and 1074 matched controls were recruited between 2004 and 2007. Information on hormonal therapy was collected through a structured questionnaire. Results were analysed using conditional logistic regression models. Overall, HC were used by 422/891 (47.3%) premenopausal women and HRT was used by 220/1117 (19.7%) postmenopausal women. For HC, odds ratios (ORs) for BC were 1.11 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.82, 1.49) for current users and 1.68 (95% CI: 0.67, 4.21) for ever-users. No clear effect of duration of use was observed. For HRT, the OR for BC was significantly increased in ever users (OR: 1.45; 95% CI: 1.01, 2.08). A non-significant increased risk was observed for combined estrogen/progestin, (OR =  1.85; 95% CI: 0.84, 4.07) whereas no effect was observed for the use of estrogen alone (OR = 1.14; 95% CI: 0.68, 1.91). Our results indicate that, HC had a non-significant effect on the risk of pre-menopausal BC, but suggested that injected contraceptives may slightly increase the risk, whereas HRT had a significant effect on post-menopausal BC in this population. This study provides new information about the effects of HC and HRT on BC risk in a Mexican population, which may be of relevance for the population of Latin America as a whole.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3829873?pdf=render
spellingShingle Amina Amadou
Alban Fabre
Gabriela Torres-Mejía
Carolina Ortega-Olvera
Angélica Angeles-Llerenas
Fiona McKenzie
Carine Biessy
Pierre Hainaut
Isabelle Romieu
Hormonal therapy and risk of breast cancer in mexican women.
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title Hormonal therapy and risk of breast cancer in mexican women.
title_full Hormonal therapy and risk of breast cancer in mexican women.
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title_full_unstemmed Hormonal therapy and risk of breast cancer in mexican women.
title_short Hormonal therapy and risk of breast cancer in mexican women.
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