Circulating sex hormones and breast cancer risk factors in postmenopausal women: reanalysis of 13 studies.

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women is positively associated with circulating concentrations of oestrogens and androgens, but the determinants of these hormones are not well understood. METHODS: Cross-sectional analyses of breast cancer risk factors and circulating hormone concen...

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Main Authors: Key, T, Appleby, P, Reeves, G, Roddam, A, Helzlsouer, K, Alberg, A, Rollison, D, Dorgan, J, Brinton, L, Overvad, K, Kaaks, R, Trichopoulou, A, Clavel-Chapelon, F, Panico, S, Duell, E, Peeters, P, Rinaldi, S, Fentiman, I, Dowsett, M, Manjer, J, Lenner, P, Hallmans, G, Baglietto, L, English, DR, Giles, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011