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Introduction With an incidence of 28.2%, breast cancer represents the most common type of cancer in females in Europe ( 1 ). Oestrogen-dependent gene expression regulation is known to play an important role in the promotion and progression of
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HRT. Postmenopausal therapy with oestrogens alone predisposes to EC (IARC), which is sustained for up to 15 years after use ( 31 ). We do not know the nature or duration of HRT use in our cohort of women with EC. The use of oestrogen
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cryptorchidism and sex hormone replacement therapy. Patients and methods At the inception of the Glasgow PWS clinic in 1991, the focus was initially on diagnosis, separating PWS patients from those with other causes of learning disability and obesity by
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is a benefit to bone density ( 7 , 8 ). Local vaginal oestrogen was used by 9% of women, often prescribed as adjuvant therapy for those who require vaginal dilatation. Oestrogen implants were previously a popular choice but only a few users remained
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factors, hormonal levels, genetic factors and lifestyle ( 6 , 7 , 8 ). A well-known risk factor is the use of hormone replacement therapy, especially the oestrogen-progestagen combination, which increases risk compared to non-users ( 9 , 10 ). Tumours
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events, no increase in uterine volumes and no additional cases of torsion during the treatment or follow-up period. Other therapies have also been previously described. Fulvestrant, which binds to and rapidly degrades the oestrogen receptor, was found to
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), whereas circulating oestrogen deficiency, experienced during the menopausal transition, is associated with an increase in central fat mass (FM), which is reduced with hormone replacement therapy ( 2 , 3 ). Central or upper-body fat accumulation, which
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female patients. Without a reliable medical history, however, one cannot rule out a causal linkage to oestrogen levels or hormone replacement therapy. Results from epidemiological studies were indicative of an inverse association between PHPT incidence
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therapy and not suitable for local treatment. Inclusion criteria were immunohistochemical oestrogen receptor (ER) positivity (≥1%) and/or progesterone receptor (PR) positivity (≥1%); in all cases, the tumour had to be human epidermal growth factor receptor