Insulin and insulin resistance have been hypothesized to increase the risk of breast cancer
as insulin increases breast cell proliferation and inhibits sex hormone binding globulin …

Purpose High endogenous testosterone is associated with increased breast cancer (BC)
risk. We designed this study specifically to assess the long-term prognostic role of …

The associations between endogenous sex hormone levels and breast cancer risk in
postmenopausal women are well established. Mammographic density is a strong risk factor …

Historically, breast cancer rates have been low in Asia but rates have increased
substantially in Asian–Americans for reasons that are not well understood. The authors …

CYP17 encodes cytochrome p450c17α, which mediates activities essential for the
production of sex steroids. Common germ line variation in the CYP17 gene has been related …

Background High breast density is associated with increased breast cancer risk.
Epidemiologic studies have shown an increase in breast cancer risk in postmenopausal …

Obesity is associated with increased risk for postmenopausal, but not premenopausal breast
cancer. Recently, we reported that intact obese Zucker rats had increased susceptibility to …

The exon 1 of the human androgen receptor gene (AR) contains both CAG (polyglutamine)
and GGN (polyglycine) repeat length polymorphisms. Large CAG repeats have been related …

Numerous clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of long-term adjuvant
treatment with aromatase inhibitors in women with breast cancer. Whereas aromatase …

Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Ziel dieser Untersuchung war die Evaluation von
Beanspruchung und Stress im engen zeitlichen Verlauf während der Vorbereitung zur …