Sandar Tin Tin, Karl Smith-Byrne, Pietro Ferrari, Sabina Rinaldi, Marjorie L McCullough, Lauren R Teras, Jonas Manjer, Graham Giles, Loïc Le Marchand, Christopher A Haiman, Lynne R Wilkens, Yu Chen, Sue Hankinson, Shelley Tworoger, A Heather Eliassen, Walter C Willett, Regina G Ziegler, Barbara J Fuhrman, Sabina Sieri, Claudia Agnoli, Jane Cauley, Usha Menon, Evangelia Ourania Fourkala, Thomas E Rohan, Rudolf Kaaks, Gillian K Reeves, Timothy J Key
BACKGROUND: The mechanisms underlying alcohol-induced breast carcinogenesis are not fully understood but may involve hormonal changes. METHODS: Cross-sectional associations were investigated between self-reported alcohol intake and serum or plasma concentrations of estradiol, estrone, progesterone (in premenopausal women only), testosterone, androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) in 45 431 premenopausal and 173 476 postmenopausal women...
June 2, 2024: Cancer