Abrupt involution induces inflammation, estrogenic signaling, and hyperplasia linking lack of breastfeeding with increased risk of breast cancer

Abstract Background A large collaborative analysis of data from 47 epidemiological studies concluded that longer duration of breastfeeding reduces the risk of developing breast cancer. Despite the strong epidemiological evidence, the molecular mechanisms linking prolonged breastfeeding to decreased...

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Main Authors: Mustafa M. Basree, Neelam Shinde, Christopher Koivisto, Maria Cuitino, Raleigh Kladney, Jianying Zhang, Julie Stephens, Marilly Palettas, Allen Zhang, Hee Kyung Kim, Santiago Acero-Bedoya, Anthony Trimboli, Daniel G. Stover, Thomas Ludwig, Ramesh Ganju, Daniel Weng, Peter Shields, Jo Freudenheim, Gustavo W. Leone, Gina M. Sizemore, Sarmila Majumder, Bhuvaneswari Ramaswamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-019-1163-7