TY - JOUR
T1 - Obesity and Postmenopausal Hormone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer
T2 - Epidemiology and Mechanisms
AU - Zuo, Qianying
AU - Band, Shoham
AU - Kesavadas, Mrinali
AU - Madak Erdogan, Zeynep
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/12/1
Y1 - 2021/12/1
N2 - Obesity is a potential risk for several cancers, including postmenopausal, hormone dependent breast cancers. In this review, we summarize recent studies on the impact of obesity on postmenopausal women's health and discuss several mechanisms that were proposed to increase the risk of breast carcinogenesis.
AB - Obesity is a potential risk for several cancers, including postmenopausal, hormone dependent breast cancers. In this review, we summarize recent studies on the impact of obesity on postmenopausal women's health and discuss several mechanisms that were proposed to increase the risk of breast carcinogenesis.
KW - breast cancer
KW - estrogen receptor
KW - growth factor signaling
KW - inflammation
KW - obesity
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U2 - 10.1210/endocr/bqab195
DO - 10.1210/endocr/bqab195
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34519778
AN - SCOPUS:85117187766
SN - 0013-7227
VL - 162
JO - Endocrinology (United States)
JF - Endocrinology (United States)
IS - 12
M1 - bqab195
ER -