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Cellular Mechanisms of Oestrogen in Breast Cancer Development | Abstract

The Open Access Journal of Science and Technology

Abstract

Cellular Mechanisms of Oestrogen in Breast Cancer Development

Author(s): Olugbenga T. Awolaran

The associationbetweenoestrogenandbreastcancerhasbeendemonstratedforoveracenturyhowevertheexactcellular mechanismsbywhichoestrogenplayaroleinbreastcancerdevelopmenthasnotbeenfullyestablished.Recentinvestigationshave shownthatoestrogenisinvolvedinmanyaspectsofcancerprogression.Thisreviewevaluateshowoestrogenatthecellularlevel inducesorpromotestheprocessofbreastcarcinogenesisthroughitsactionatmultiplelevelsofcancerpathogenesislikecellular proliferation,inhibitionapoptosis,angiogenesisandinvasion-metastasis.Therapeuticapproachesagainstthesemechanismsbythe useofanti-oestrogensandtheireffectivenessarealsoreviewedandareasrequiringfurtherinvestigationarehighlighted

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