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- Title
Plasma prolactin levels and subsequent risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
- Authors
Hankinson, S E; Willett, W C; Michaud, D S; Manson, J E; Colditz, G A; Longcope, C; Rosner, B; Speizer, F E
- Abstract
In animal studies, prolactin has been found to be important for mammary epithelial development and its administration has been shown consistently to increase the rate of mammary tumor formation. Previous epidemiologic studies of prolactin and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women have been limited in size, and the results have been inconsistent. We conducted a nested case-control study within the prospective Nurses' Health Study cohort to better determine the relationship between plasma prolactin levels and postmenopausal breast cancer risk.
- Publication
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1999, Vol 91, Issue 7, p629
- ISSN
0027-8874
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/jnci/91.7.629