GENETICS OF BREAST CANCER AND HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY

BACKGROUND The major known risk factors for female breast cancer are associated with prolongedexposure to increased levels of oestrogen. The predominant theory suggests that enhancedcell proliferation, induced either by endogenous or exogenous oestrogens, increasesthe number of cell divisions and th...

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Main Authors: Ksenija Geršak, Jasmina Živa Černe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2008-12-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/854