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  • Richard Béliveau - collaboration spéciale - Journal de Montréal

Obesity increases the risk of breast cancer

Obesity dramatically increases the risk of ER + hormone-dependent breast cancer after menopause. According to a new discovery, this increase is due to the pro-inflammatory effect of an estrogen, estrone, which promotes the appearance of cancer stem cells and tumor progression. Download the column

11-Jan-2021 |

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