Hypothesis Prolactin is tumorigenic to human breast: dispelling the myth that prolactin‐induced mammary tumors are rodent‐specific

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The commonly held assumption that rodent mammary tumors resulting from elevated prolactin are species-specific, or not biologically relevant to humans, is incorrect. Substantial epidemiological, clinical, and biological evidence now exists confirming the role of prolactin in human breast cancer. This evidence is evaluated and the argument presented that the tumorigenic risk from prolactin is therefore not...

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