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Antipsychotic Drugs and the Risk of Breast Cancer
2021-06-09
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Objective</h4> Antipsychotic drugs are well established to alter circulating prolactin levels by blocking dopamine D-2 receptors in the pituitary. Prolactin activates many genes important in the development of breast cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of breast cancer in women exposed to antipsychotic drugs, stratified by prolactin elevating potential (high, mid, and low), compared to women...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 92cb534b-2282-554a-a3ae-2233467ca5ca
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.06.06.21258408
