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[THE EFFECT OF PLACENTAL SOLUBLE FACTORS AND STEROID HORMONES ON OVARIAN CANCER PHENOTYPE].
Harefuah - 1 Aug 2015
Amitai Irina, Matalon Shelly Tartakover, Shochet Gali Epstein, Drucker Liat, Pomeranz Miki, Fishman Ami, Lishner Michael
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Estrogen is involved in ovarian cancer etiology. Crosstalk exists between estrogen and progesterone ending with the inhibition of estrogen effects. While estrogen induces ovarian cancer cell proliferation, progesterone protects women from ovarian cancer. The placenta facilitates estrogen and progesterone production. Moreover, during pregnancy epithelial ovarian cancer is more common than in young...
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