Hormone therapy and estrogen receptor expression in breast cancer
| Autor: | B. Nilsson, N. Wilking, Lambert Skoog, L. Löfgren, E. von Schoultz, E. Isaksson Friman, M. Mahlman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Down-Regulation Estrogen receptor Breast Neoplasms Disease Breast cancer Downregulation and upregulation Internal medicine medicine Humans Endocrine system Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging business.industry Estrogen Replacement Therapy Hematology General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Postmenopause Receptors Estrogen Female Hormone therapy business Adjuvant Hormone |
| Zdroj: | Acta Oncologica. 46:194-198 |
| ISSN: | 1651-226X 0284-186X |
| Popis: | Postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) may increase breast cancer risk and influence tumor characteristics. We investigated 321 postmenopausal women aged 50-65 years, with breast cancer, diagnosed and treated at Radiumhemmet, Karolinska Hospital, during 1993-1997. In women using HT (n =90) estrogen receptor concentration (ER) at diagnosis were lower than in non-users (n =135) (1.17 vs 1.70 fmol/microg; p |
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