Estrogen found to promote tumor growth in breast cancers without receptors

[Ketua Dobbs]

Estrogen found to promote tumor growth in breast cancers without receptors

Estrogens are known to drive tumor growth in breast cancer cells that carry its receptors, but a new study by Duke Cancer Institute researchers unexpectedly finds that estrogens play a role in fueling the growth of breast cancers without the receptors, as well as numerous other cancers.
Source: Estrogen found to promote tumor growth in breast cancers without receptors