Phytoestrogens and breast cancer –promoters or protectors?

The majority of breast cancers are oestrogen dependent and in postmenopausal women the supply of oestrogens in breast tissue is derived from the peripheral conversion of circulating androgens. There is, however, a paradox concerning the epidemiology of breast cancer and the dietary intake of phytoes...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Endocrine-related cancer 2006-12, Vol.13 (4), p.995-1015
Hauptverfasser:	Rice, Suman, Whitehead, Saffron A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Breast Neoplasms - etiology Breast Neoplasms - metabolism Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control Carcinogens - pharmacology Female Humans Phytoestrogens - pharmacology Receptors, Estrogen - metabolism Reviews
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