High levels of estradiol, progesterone during pregnancy associated with increased risk for HR-negative breast cancer

Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 15:01 in Health & Medicine

Increased concentrations of the pregnancy hormones estradiol and progesterone were associated with an increased risk for hormone receptor-negative breast cancer diagnosed before age 50, according to the results of a nested case-control study.

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