Molecular and clinical characterization of postpartum-associated breast cancer in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study Phase I-III, 1993-2013.

Sanah N Vohra Andrea WalensAlina M HamiltonMark E ShermanPepper J Schedin Hazel B NicholsKatherine E Reeder-HayesAndrew F OlshanMichael I LoveMelissa A Troester

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

Our study is unique in examining tumor immune microenvironment and RNA-based markers according to time since last childbirth. Future studies should examine the interplay between tumor features, post-diagnostic treatment and outcomes among recently postpartum women.

Keyphrases

stem cells
type diabetes
polycystic ovary syndrome
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
breast cancer risk