Association of Endogenous Pregnenolone, Progesterone, and Related Metabolites with Risk of Endometrial and Ovarian Cancers in Postmenopausal Women: The B∼FIT Cohort.

Britton TrabertAshley M GeczikDouglas C BauerDiana S M BuistJane A Cauley Roni T FalkGretchen L GierachTrisha F HueJames V LaceyAndrea Z LaCroixKara A Michels Jeffrey A TiceXia XuLouise A BrintonCher M Dallal

Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2021)

While our results require replication in large studies, they provide further support of the hormonal etiology of endometrial and ovarian cancers.

Keyphrases

postmenopausal women
bone mineral density
endometrial cancer
ms ms
case control
estrogen receptor
type diabetes
young adults
adipose tissue
insulin resistance