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Weight Gain and Breast Cancer Risk
CONTEXT: Endogenous hormones are a primary cause of breast cancer. Adiposity affects circulating hormones, particularly in postmenopausal women, and may...
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Estrogen Replacement and Lung Cancer Risk
From Bloomberg News:By Lisa RapaportMay 30 (Bloomberg) -- Wyeth’s hormone replacement therapy, a menopause treatment whose use has declined after...
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Age of Menarche and Breast Cancer
The search for major endocrine abnormalities as causes for breast cancer has not been successful, whether it has been directed...
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Serum Estrogen and Breast Cancer Risk
Breast cancer risk is increased by early menarche and late menopause, suggesting that the long duration of exposure of the...
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ERT and the Risk of Cancer
At least 20 million women in developed countries are estimated to be currently using hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Almost 100...
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Estrogen Drugs and Xanthurenic Acid
A relative pyridoxine deficiency was found in all of 12 women using conjugated oestrogens unopposed by progestagsns. This was due...
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Thyroid Problems and Insulin Resistance
PURPOSE: Exercise- and weight loss-induced improvements in insulin resistance (IR) are variable; some individuals experience robust enhancements in insulin sensitivity,...
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Iodine Following a Nuclear Accident
Radioactive iodine isotopes may be released to air to a varying degree during accidents with nuclear reactors. Iodine tablets, taken...
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Thyroid Function in the Very Long-Lived
CONTEXT: The distribution of serum TSH shifts progressively to higher concentrations with age. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was...
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