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Male sex hormones may help treat breast cancer: Study – MENAFN.COM

p>Sydney, Jan 19 (IANS) Researchers have found new evidence about the positive role of androgens, commonly thought of as male sex hormones but also found at lower…

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(MENAFN – IANS) p>Sydney, Jan 19 (IANS) Researchers have found new evidence about the positive role of androgens, commonly thought of as male sex hormones but also found at lower levels in women, in breast cancer treatment.
In normal breast development, estrogen stimulates and androgen inhibits growth at puberty and throughout adult life.
Abnormal estrogen activity is responsible for the majority of breast cancers, but the role of androgen activity in this disease has been controversial.
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