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SUBMITTER: Endogenous Hormones and Breast Cancer Collaborative Group
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4056766 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Key T J TJ Appleby P N PN Reeves G K GK Travis R C RC Alberg A J AJ Barricarte A A Berrino F F Krogh V V Sieri S S Brinton L A LA Dorgan J F JF Dossus L L Dowsett M M Eliassen A H AH Fortner R T RT Hankinson S E SE Helzlsouer K J KJ Hoff man-Bolton J J Comstock George W GW Kaaks R R Kahle L L LL Muti P P Overvad K K Peeters P H M PH Riboli E E Rinaldi S S Rollison D E DE Stanczyk F Z FZ Trichopoulos D D Tworoger S S SS Vineis P P
The Lancet. Oncology 20130724 10
<h4>Background</h4>Associations between circulating concentrations of oestrogens, progesterone, and androgens with breast cancer and related risk factors in premenopausal women are not well understood. We aimed to characterise these associations with a pooled analysis of data from seven studies.<h4>Methods</h4>Individual participant data for prediagnostic sex hormone and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) concentrations were contributed from seven prospective studies. We restricted analyses to ...[more]