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Growth hormone associated with early puberty and future breast cancer risk – News-Medical.Net

When girls reach puberty at an unusually early age, they face a significantly higher risk of developing breast cancer later in life. Now, experts at Cincinnati Children’s and the University of Cincinnati offer a new, unified explanation for why that increased…

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Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 1 2020
When girls reach puberty at an unusually early age, they face a significantly higher risk of developing breast cancer later in life. Now, experts at Cincinnati Children’s and the University of Cincinnati offer a new, unified explanation for why that increased risk occurs.
Detailed findings were published online Sept. 1, 2020, in the Journal of Adolescent Health. The study was led by Frank Biro, MD, one of the nation’s leading experts on puberty and …

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