Pre-diagnostic sex hormone levels and survival among breast cancer patients.

Kevin H KenslerA Heather EliassenBernard A RosnerSusan E HankinsonMyles BrownRulla M Tamimi

Published in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2019)

Pre-diagnostic postmenopausal circulating estradiol levels were modestly associated with worse survival among breast cancer patients. Further studies should evaluate whether circulating hormone levels at diagnosis predict cancer prognosis or treatment response.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
free survival
squamous cell carcinoma
body composition
estrogen receptor
childhood cancer