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Estrogen Metabolites as Bioreactive Modulators of Tumor Initiators and Promoters

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Biological Reactive Intermediates V

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 387))

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A role for estrogens in the initiation and promotion of breast and endometrial cancer has been clear for more than 100 years since Beatson demonstrated that oophorectomy induced remissions in breast cancer (1). The details of these responses are still not clear and are under further study.

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Bradlow, L., Telang, N.T., Osborn, M.P. (1996). Estrogen Metabolites as Bioreactive Modulators of Tumor Initiators and Promoters. In: Snyder, R., et al. Biological Reactive Intermediates V. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 387. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9480-9_37

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