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Breast Development, Hormones and Cancer

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Innovative Endocrinology of Cancer

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 630))

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Breast cancer originates in undifferentiated terminal structures of the mammary gland. The terminal ducts of the Lob 1 of the human female breast, which are the sites of origin of ductal carcinomas, are at their peak of cell replication during early adulthood, a period during which the breast is more susceptible to carcinogenesis. The susceptibility of Lob 1 to undergo neoplastic transformation has been confirmed by in vitro studies, which have shown that this structure has the highest proliferative activity, estrogen receptor content and rate of carcinogen binding to the DNA. The higher incidence of breast cancer observed in nulliparous women supports this concept, whereas the protection afforded by early full-term pregnancy in women could be explained by the higher degree of differentiation of the mammary gland at the time in which an etiologic agent or agents act.

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  1. Breast Cancer Research Laboratory, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19111, USA

    Jose Russo & Irma H. Russo

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  1. Laboratory of Oncoendocrinology, Professor N.N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia

    Lev M. Berstein MD, PhD, DMS

  2. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

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Russo, J., Russo, I.H. (2008). Breast Development, Hormones and Cancer. In: Berstein, L.M., Santen, R.J. (eds) Innovative Endocrinology of Cancer. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 630. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78818-0_4

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