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Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy and colorectal cancer risk by molecular subtypes and pathways.
International journal of cancer - 15 Aug 2020
Amitay Efrat L, Carr Prudence R, Jansen Lina, Alwers Elizabeth, Roth Wilfried, Herpel Esther, Kloor Matthias, Bläker Hendrik, Chang-Claude Jenny, Brenner Hermann, Hoffmeister Michael
Abstract excerpt
Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was found to be associated with lower risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, little is known regarding associations with molecular subtypes of CRC. The current study includes female participants of a large German population-based case-control study (922 CRC cases and 1,183 controls). Tumor tissue samples were analyzed for microsatellite instability (MSI), CpG...
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