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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Hormone Therapies"”.
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Environmental factors affecting the risk of breast cancer
… number of full term pregnancies and the use of hormone therapies. Some researchers suggest that as the incidence of breast cancer is rising, and coincides with increased industrialisation, they suggest that environmental pollutants may contribute to breast cancer risk. This thesis further …
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Manufacturing Menopause: An Analysis Of The Portrayal Of Menopause And Information Content On Pharmaceutical Web Sites
… sites sponsored by pharmaceutical companies for hormone therapies (HT). To unravel this question, a qualitative content analysis of web sites for FDA-approved hormone therapies was employed. A total number of 608 printed pages of web site content from eight web sites (N=8) were analyzed. Key …
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The Development of a Novel Peptide-Drug Conjugate for Treating Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
… lack necessary receptors, common treatments like hormone therapies and targeted HER2 drugs are ineffective. The use of chemotherapies in treating TNBC is an effective option instead. However, chemotherapies are not selective, thus they cause severe side effects such as cardiotoxicity, …
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Assessment of Anthropometric Development of Transgender and Gender Non Binary Youth Assigned Female at Birth Across Prepubertal and Pubertal Growth
… (TM) youth) avoid puberty with endogenous hormones by utilizing gender affirming hormone therapies (GAHT) including GnRH analogs (puberty blockers) followed by masculinizing GAHT using androgens. A high percentage of TM youth seem to attain their adult height early. However, few studies …
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Cholesterol synthesis inhibitors prevent growth and metastasis of breast cancer cells
… show that post-menopausal women undergoing hormone replacement therapy containing a combination of estrogen and progestin (P) have an increased risk of breast cancer compared with women taking estrogen alone or placebo. Using animal models, we previously showed that both natural and …
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Characterisation of human enteroendocrine cells in organoid models
Gut hormones secreted by enteroendocrine cells (EECs) coordinate the postprandial response to a meal by regulating digestion, absorption, circulating nutrient availability and satiety. EECs are specialised endocrine cells scattered throughout the gastrointestinal epithelium that release hormones in …
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Dietary intervention with whole flaxseed or vitamin D has beneficial effects on leiomyomas in the oviduct of the laying hen
… non-surgical treatments available for fibroids. Hormone therapies, such as GnRH analogs cannot be used for long-term treatment because they induce a state of hypoestrogenism which leads to post-menopausal symptoms. Researchers have turned to dietary intervention as a possible therapy for fibroids …