hmmm, not surprised at all

[Jean]

My levels of Estrogen were always high...it was always my gut feeling that the estrogen was the culprit. I thought I would be purchasing tampons in my 90's as even though I was premenopausal I was still having
rather regular periods.


http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/236463.php

[ElaineM]

This makes total sense to me too.

[Rich66]

Also points to other endocrine targets:

"Elevated estrogens had the biggest effect on risk, especially for ER positive cancer. However, androgens, and prolactin also contribute to increasing risk of breast cancer.

These hormones are known to stimulate the growth of breast cancer cells in the lab and, while androgens can be converted to estrogen in the body, these hormones have also been found to stimulate cancer cell growth in the absence of ER.

Our results suggest that models used to assess breast cancer risk could be improved by taking into account multiple sex hormone and growth hormone levels."

More indication prostate cancer treatments could be helpful in BC.

[bejuce]

Is that perhaps why some researchers say there's a higher risk of breast cancer shortly after pregnancy?

[Becky]

I read somewhere that women are at a higher risk of cancer within 18 months of having a baby. This includes the time women are going back to normal after nursing.