Estrogen and Breast Cancer: What is the Relationship?, BCERF Fact Sheet No. 9
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Author
Clark, Rachel Ann
Snedeker, Suzanne
Devine, Carol
Abstract
This fact sheet discusses the role the hormone estrogen plays in the normal development of the breast as well as why lifetime exposure to estrogen is associated with a higher risk of breast cancer.
Description
Fact sheet on the relationship between estrogen and breast cancer risk
Sponsorship
New York State Department of Health, and the United States Department of Agriculture CSREES
Date Issued
1998-03
Publisher
Cornell University Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors
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Type
fact sheet