Circulating Growth and Sex Hormone Levels and Breast Tissue Composition in Young Nulliparous Women.
Rachel DenholmBianca L De StavolaJohn H HipwellSimon J DoranJeff M P HollyElizabeth FolkerdMitch DowsettMartin O LeachDavid J HawkesIsabel Dos-Santos-SilvaPublished in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2018)
The well-established associations of childhood growth and development with breast cancer risk may be partly mediated by the role of endogenous hormones on breast tissue composition.