Obesity and Breast Cancer The Role of Dysregulated Estrogen Metabolism /
Obesity is a risk factor for breast cancer in older women. A number of adipose-derived and obesity-related factors have been shown to affect tumour cell growth. These include adipokines, insulin, IGF-1 and oestrogens. The majority of obesity-related postmenopausal breast cancers are oestrogen-depend...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014. |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Cancer Research,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-8002-1 |
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