Sex Hormones, Risk Factors, and Risk of Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer in Older Women: A Long-term Prospective Study

Steven R. Cummings, Jennifer S. Lee, Li‐Yung Lui, Katie L. Stone, Britt‐Marie Ljung, Jane A. Cauleys

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention · 2005 · 71 citations · 31 references

Abstract

High serum testosterone and advanced education predicted ER+ breast cancer. If confirmed, high testosterone level may be more accurate than family history of breast cancer and other conventional risk factors for identifying older women who are most likely to benefit from antiestrogen chemoprevention.

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