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Is BRCA1/BRCA2-related breast carcinogenesis estrogen dependent?
Cancer - 15 Oct 2005
Noruzinia Mehadad, Coupier Isabelle, Pujol Pascal
Abstract excerpt
Estrogen is a well known promoting factor of sporadic breast carcinoma. With regard to hereditary breast carcinoma, such as in BRCA1/BRCA2 syndromes, to date, the effects of estrogens on risk modification are not clear. Several studies have shown that prophylactic oophorectomy may decrease the risk of breast carcinoma in BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers. Moreover, adjuvant tamoxifen therapy for primary breast...
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