Hormonal and genetic risk factors for breast cancer.
Surgeon
; 1(1): 23-31, 2003 Feb.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15568421
ABSTRACT
Breast cancer is a major cause of female morbidity and mortality worldwide. In this review, we discuss the hormonal and genetic risk factors associated with breast cancer development and describe the currently available models for predicting an individual woman's risk. We highlight three more sophisticated surrogate markers of life-time oestrogen exposure (plasma oestradiol, mammographic breast density, bone mineral density) and propose that these may be used to improve estimates of a woman's absolute risk.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
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Predisposição Genética para Doença
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Estrogênios
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Neoplasias Hormônio-Dependentes
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Surgeon
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá