Genomic signature in post-menopausal women may explain why pregnancy reduces breast cancer risk
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 12:40
in Health & Medicine
Women who have children, particularly early in life, have a lower lifetime risk of breast cancer compared with women who do not. Now, Fox Chase Cancer Centre researchers have identified a gene expression pattern in breast tissue that differs between post-menopausal women who had children and post-menopausal women who did not. The results will help scientists understand why pregnancy reduces breast cancer risk and may help them develop chemopreventive strategies that can provide similar protection for women who did not have children...
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