Early pregnancy sex steroids during primiparous pregnancies and maternal breast cancer: a nested case–control study in the Northern Sweden Maternity Cohort

Early pregnancy sex steroids during primiparous pregnancies and maternal breast cancer: a nested case–control study in the Northern Sweden Maternity Cohort

Abstract Background Pregnancy and parity are associated with subsequent breast cancer risk. Experimental and epidemiologic data suggest a role for pregnancy sex steroid hormones. Methods We conducted a nested case–control study in the Northern Sweden Maternity Cohort (1975–2007). Eligible women had...

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Main Authors: Renée T. Fortner, Eglé Tolockiene, Helena Schock, Husam Oda, Hans-Åke Lakso, Göran Hallmans, Rudolf Kaaks, Paolo Toniolo, Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Kjell Grankvist, Eva Lundin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
Subjects:
Endogenous hormones
Early pregnancy
Breast cancer
Sex steroids
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-017-0876-8

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