A Survey of the Relationship between Serum Testosterone Level and Expressions of Androgen, Progesterone and Estrogen Receptors and HER2 in Iranian Women with Breast Cancer

A Survey of the Relationship between Serum Testosterone Level and Expressions of Androgen, Progesterone and Estrogen Receptors and HER2 in Iranian Women with Breast Cancer

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer in women. This tumor is hormone dependent tumor and oncologists use estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and HER2 for treatment of this malignancy. Androgens like testosterone and their receptors (AR) have a role in the pa...

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Main Authors: Reza Vojdani, Bita Geramizadeh, Vahid Mohammadkarimi, Abdolrasoul Talei, Alireza Rezvani, Gita Dorniani, Akbar Safaei, Samaneh Ahsant, Azadeh Piran, Sedighe Tahmasebi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2015-07-01
Series:Middle East Journal of Cancer
Subjects:
Testosterone
AR
ER
PR
Triple negative
Breast cancer
Online Access:http://mejc.sums.ac.ir/index.php/mejc/article/view/220/210

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