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Unbalanced estrogen metabolism in ovarian cancer.
International journal of cancer - 15 May 2014
Zahid Muhammad, Beseler Cheryl L, Hall James B, LeVan Tricia, Cavalieri Ercole L, Rogan Eleanor G
Abstract excerpt
Greater exposure to estrogens is a risk factor for ovarian cancer. To investigate the role of estrogens in ovarian cancer, a spot urine sample and a saliva sample were obtained from 33 women with ovarian cancer and 34 age-matched controls. Thirty-eight estrogen metabolites, conjugates and DNA adducts were analyzed in the urine samples using ultraperformance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry, and the...
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