Alcohol, obesity, and estrogen regulate mammary tumorigenesis through adiposity and the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway
Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States. Alcohol consumption increases breast cancer risk in women. It is unclear whether the effects of alcohol on mammary tumorigenesis are modified by body weight or exogenous estrogen....
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1264 |