Insulin-like growth factor i and risk of breast cancer by age and hormone receptor status - A prospective study within the EPIC cohort

Experimental evidence shows cross-talk in mammary cells between estrogen, insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and their respective receptors and possible synergistic effects of estrogen receptor (ER) activation and increased IGF-I signaling with regard to breast tumor development, and epidemiologic...

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Main Authors: Kaaks, R, Johnson, T, Tikk, K, Sookthai, D, Tjønneland, A, Roswall, N, Overvad, K, Clavel-Chapelon, F, Boutron-Ruault, M, Dossus, L, Rinaldi, S, Romieu, I, Boeing, H, Schütze, M, Trichopoulou, A, Lagiou, P, Trichopoulos, D, Palli, D, Grioni, S, Tumino, R, Sacerdote, C, Panico, S, Buckland, G, Argüelles, M, Sánchez, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Liss Inc. 2014