Pregnancy and its role in breast cancer

Early full-term pregnancy is the only recognized factor able to prevent breast cancer. There are several hypotheses to explain the mechanisms of this protection, namely an altered hormonal milieu, a differentiation process or a switch in stem cell properties. To explore them, authors have been using...

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Main Author: Martins, FC (author)
Other Authors: Botelho, MF (author), Laranjo, M (author), Cabrita, AM (author), Torgal, MI (author), Oliveira, CF (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/127
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:rihuc.huc.min-saude.pt:10400.4/127