Open AccessEvaluating Estradiol Levels in Male Patients with Colorectal Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Atreyee Basu,
Shashi Seth,
Kanchan Arora,
Monica Verma
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/10508.5397
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , estrogen receptor , estrogen , analysis of variance , informed consent , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , breast cancer , oncology , gynecology , gastroenterology , pathology , biology , paleontology , alternative medicine
Globally more than 1 million people suffer from colorectal cancer (CRC) per annum, resulting in about 0.5 million deaths. The role of estrogen in CRC is being researched with great interest; expression of estrogen receptors (alfa and beta) is being explored.