Perspectives of breast cancer etiology: synergistic interaction between smoking and exogenous hormone use

To explore breast cancer etiology, literature was searched using Medline. We explored the (1) plausibility of smoking in breast Carcinogenesis; (2) physiological properties, susceptibility windows, and exposure timing of breast cells; (3) role of exogenous hormones in breast Carcinogenesis; (4) biol...

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Main Authors: Zhu, Hong-Hong, Hu, Cao-Hui, Strickland, Paul
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4013418/