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Plasma prolactin levels and age in a female population: Relation to breast cancer
Author(s) -
Bulbrook R. D.,
Wang D. Y.,
Hayward J. L.,
Kwa H. G.,
Cleton F.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
international journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.475
H-Index - 234
eISSN - 1097-0215
pISSN - 0020-7136
DOI - 10.1002/ijc.2910280108
Subject(s) - prolactin , breast cancer , endocrinology , medicine , population , carcinogen , hormone , cancer , biology , genetics , environmental health
Plasma prolactin levels have been measured in over 4,000 normal women. The relation between hormone levels and age fits a cubic equation. It is suggested that a curve of this nature would generate the observed ageincidence curve for breast cancer, if prolactin were a carcinogen or promoter.
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