Endocrine correlates of male breast cancer risk: a case-control study in Athens, Greece

Authors
Petridou, E Giokas, G Kuper, H Mucci, LA Trichopoulos, D
Citation
E. Petridou et al., Endocrine correlates of male breast cancer risk: a case-control study in Athens, Greece, BR J CANC, 83(9), 2000, pp. 1234-1237
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology,"Onconogenesis & Cancer Research
Journal title
BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
ISSN journal
00070920 → ACNP
Volume
83
Issue
9
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1234 - 1237
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0920(200011)83:9<1234:ECOMBC>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We studied the relation of certain endocrine-related variables among 23 cas es of male breast cancer and 76 apparently healthy male controls. There wer e significant inverse associations with smoking (P = 0.03), birth order (P = 0.02) and reported frequency of orgasms in later life (P = 0.0004). The s tudy provides strong indirect evidence that endocrine factors are important in the aetiology of male breast cancer. (C) 2000 Cancer Research Campaign.