The relation of hormone discriminants in plasma and breast cancer. Export

@article{citeulike:3514926, abstract = {Changes in both the urinary estrogens and androgens have been implicated as discriminants for risk of breast carcinoma. Since few studies of the plasma hormone profile have been reported, an investigation of the hormone profile of two populations, one with a high incidence, Caucasian North American, and the other with a low incidence, Bantu, of breast carcinoma was carried out. Initial results show an elevated testosterone level prior to puberty and higher estrone and estradiol levels in young Bantu women. The dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) sulphate and androsterone sulphate levels were comparable in the two populations. Both luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels are elevated in pre menopausal Bantu women with breast carcinoma. Data suggest considerable differences in the hormone profiles between the two populations.}, author = {Hill, P. and Wynder, E. and Helman, P. and Hickman, R.}, citeulike-article-id = {3514926}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4277719}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=4277719}, issn = {0091-7370}, journal = {Annals of clinical and laboratory science}, keywords = {bantu, comparisons, estrogen, plasma, testosterone}, number = {5}, pages = {350--356}, posted-at = {2008-11-14 19:01:30}, priority = {2}, title = {The relation of hormone discriminants in plasma and breast cancer.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4277719}, volume = {4}, year = {1974} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3514926 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3514926 N2 - Changes in both the urinary estrogens and androgens have been implicated as discriminants for risk of breast carcinoma. Since few studies of the plasma hormone profile have been reported, an investigation of the hormone profile of two populations, one with a high incidence, Caucasian North American, and the other with a low incidence, Bantu, of breast carcinoma was carried out. Initial results show an elevated testosterone level prior to puberty and higher estrone and estradiol levels in young Bantu women. The dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) sulphate and androsterone sulphate levels were comparable in the two populations. Both luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels are elevated in pre menopausal Bantu women with breast carcinoma. Data suggest considerable differences in the hormone profiles between the two populations. IS - 5 JF - Annals of clinical and laboratory science SN - 0091-7370 EP - 356 TI - The relation of hormone discriminants in plasma and breast cancer. VL - 4 SP - 350 KW - bantu KW - comparisons KW - estrogen KW - plasma KW - testosterone AU - Hill, P AU - Wynder, E AU - Helman, P AU - Hickman, R PY - 1974///t UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4277719 ER -