Pregnancy Hormone HCG Protects Against Breast Cancer Even In Short-term Treatments
Friday, April 24, 2009 - 19:35
in Health & Medicine
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) hormone is what enables a full-term pregnancy to protect against breast cancer. Researchers have previously shown in rat models that hCG, when given during a 21-day period (the average period of rat gestation), can prevent breast cancer. Their current studies find an even shorter hCG regimen can prevent breast cancer in rats.
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