Estrogen reduces breast cancer stem cells and aggression in breast cancer, study suggests

Monday, February 14, 2011 - 09:30 in Health & Medicine

Estrogen can reduce the risk of breast cancer. Their work shows that estrogen is capable of reducing the number of breast cancer stem cells, which may explain the lower aggression of the tumor and, as a consequence, the possibility of a better prognosis.

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