Open AccessSevere acne and risk of breast cancer
Author(s) -
John D. Murphy,
Dale P. Sandler,
Alexandra J. White,
Katie M. O’Brien
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
breast cancer research and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.908
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1573-7217
pISSN - 0167-6806
DOI - 10.1007/s10549-019-05302-z
Subject(s) - breast cancer , medicine , hazard ratio , cancer , acne , proportional hazards model , prospective cohort study , oncology , cohort , cohort study , hormonal therapy , gynecology , confidence interval , obstetrics , dermatology
Hormonal imbalance early in life is thought to be associated with breast cancer risk. Severe acne may arise from hormonal imbalance and could serve as an indicator of increased breast cancer risk. We explored whether severe acne was associated with incident breast cancer.