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Great strides have been made within the last decade in our understanding of the processes involved in oncogenesis not only at the organismal level but at the cellular-molecular level as well. It has become clear that hormones and growth factors play a prominent role in the mechanisms governing oncogenesis. The importance of the hormonal and growth factor regulation of oncogenesis is particularly evident with respect to cancer of the breasts1.
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Blask, D.E., Cos, S., Hill, S.M., Burns, D.M., Lemus-Wilson, A., Grosso, D.S. (1991). Melatonin Action on Oncogenesis. In: Fraschini, F., Reiter, R.J. (eds) Role of Melatonin and Pineal Peptides in Neuroimmunomodulation. NATO ASI Series, vol 204. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3756-4_26
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