17-Beta-estradiol induces transformation and tumorigenesis in human breast epithelial cells

Breast cancer is a malignancy whose dependence on estrogen exposure has long been recognized even though the mechanisms whereby estrogens cause cancer are not clearly understood. This work was performed to determine whether 17β-estradiol (E₂), the predominant circulating ovarian steroid, is carcinog...

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