Contribution of pre-diagnostic host factors to shaping the stromal microenvironment of breast cancer among sub-Saharan African women.

Mustapha Abubakar Thomas U Ahearn Máire A Duggan Scott M Lawrence Ernest K Adjei Joe-Nat Clegg-Lamptey Joel Yarney Beatrice Wiafe-Addai Baffour Awuah Seth Wiafe Kofi Mensah Nyarko Frances S Aitpillah Daniel Ansong Stephen M Hewitt Louise A Brinton Jonine D Figueroa Montserrat Garcia-Closas Lawrence Edusei Nicholas Titiloye

Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2024)

The findings raise the possibility that epidemiological risk factors may partly influence tumor biology via the SME.

Keyphrases

risk factors
breast cancer risk
polycystic ovary syndrome
stem cells
bone marrow
pregnancy outcomes
cervical cancer screening
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome