1. Estrogen, Alcohol Consumption, and Breast Cancer.
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Fernandez, Sandra V.
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ALCOHOL drinking , *BREAST tumors , *ESTROGEN , *ETHANOL , *PREGNANT women , *VERTICAL transmission (Communicable diseases) , *ETIOLOGY of diseases , *PREGNANCY , *FETUS , *GENETICS - Abstract
The article reports on various research studies linking estrogen, alcohol consumption, and breast cancer. Topics include the association between an increased incidence of breast cancer in women with early onset menstruation and late menopause as a result of prolonged estrogen exposure and the risk factors for breast cancer in women who consume alcohol during adolescence and early adulthood.
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- 2011
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