Sex-steroid hormones and risk of postmenopausal estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: a case-cohort analysis.
Frances E M AlbersMakayla W C LouS Ghazaleh DashtiChristopher T V SwainSabina RinaldiVivian ViallonAmalia KarahaliosKristy A BrownMarc J GunterJonathan BeesleyDallas R EnglishBrigid M LynchPublished in: Cancer causes & control : CCC (2024)
Progesterone, estrogens and androgens likely increase postmenopausal ER-positive breast cancer risk, whereas SHBG may decrease risk. These findings strengthen the causal evidence surrounding the sex-hormone-driven nature of postmenopausal breast cancer.