Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Pregnant rats exposed to obesity hormone lose birth's protective effect on breast cancer

Like humans, young rats that give birth have a reduced risk of breast cancer later in life. But a new study shows that this protective effect in animals is negated if they’re exposed to an obesity-linked hormone during pregnancy. The study, to be published online Nov. 1 in Cancer…

Source:Pregnant rats exposed to obesity hormone lose birth’s protective effect on breast cancer



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