News tagged with oestrogen
Discovery opens door for breast, prostate cancer treatments
(Medical Xpress)—A team of Western Australian cancer researchers interested in the strong link between hormones and cancer have discovered three new molecules that may have an important role to play in ...
Cancer
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Oestrogen patches could offer a new treatment option for prostate cancer patients
Patches giving oestrogen through the skin could be an easy and safe alternative to the hormone therapies used to treat prostate cancer, according to new research published in the Lancet Oncology, today (Monday).
Cancer
Mar 04, 2013 |
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When morning sickness lasts all day
Almost all women experience some nausea or vomiting when pregnant. Approximately one out of every hundred suffers from acute nausea during pregnancy (hyperemesis gravidarum) and may need hospital treatment ...
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Feb 26, 2013 |
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Inherited gene fault influences breast cancer survival
Researchers have shown that an inherited gene fault influences the chances of some women surviving breast cancer. It also increases the risk of women developing a second breast cancer. The research is publishe ...
Cancer
Dec 11, 2012 |
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Genome packaging: Key to breast cancer development
Cancer is a complex disease and only thanks to advances in genomic techniques have researchers begun to understand, at a cellular and molecular level, the mechanisms which are disrupted in cancer cells. This ...
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Nov 22, 2012 |
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Hypertension drug does not increase breast cancer risk for women over 55
(Medical Xpress) -- A commonly prescribed medicine used to treat conditions such as heart failure and hypertension does not present women over 55 with any increased risk of breast cancer, a new study at the University of ...
Medications
Jul 23, 2012 |
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Pregnancy is safe for women with estrogen receptor positive breast cancer
New research has shown for the first time that it is safe for women who have been diagnosed with oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer to become pregnant, despite doctors' previous fears that pregnancy could boost levels ...
Cancer
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Parabens in breast tissue not limited to women who have used underarm products
New research into the potential link between parabens and breast cancer has found traces of the chemicals in breast tissue samples from all of the women in the study. Parabens are commonly used as preservatives in cosmetics, ...
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Jan 12, 2012 |
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Reprogrammed oestrogen binding linked to more aggressive breast cancer
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists based at Cancer Research UK’s Cambridge Research Institute have discovered how receptors for the female sex hormone oestrogen attach to a different part of the DNA in breast cancer patients ...
Cancer
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Women advised to avoid ZEN bust-enhancing supplements because of possible cancer risk
Women who use bust-enhancing dietary supplements containing the mycoestrogen zearalenone (ZEN), a naturally occurring toxin that widely contaminates agricultural products, could be increasing their risk of breast cancer. ...
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Dec 08, 2011 |
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Should nuns be given the pill for health reasons?
Like any other women who do not have children (nulliparous women), Catholic nuns find themselves with an increased risk of dying from breast, ovarian, and uterine cancer compared with women who bear children. A Comment published ...
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Dec 07, 2011 |
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Male breast cancer patients stop taking tamoxifen early because of drug-related side effects
The largest study to investigate the tolerability of the breast cancer drug tamoxifen in male breast cancer patients has shown that men stop taking their prescribed therapy early because of problems with side effects caused ...
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Nov 16, 2011 |
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It's written all over their faces
(Medical Xpress) -- Women with feminine looking faces are more likely to want a brood of children, according to the latest research.
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Oct 27, 2011 |
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The role of fat in assessing breast cancer risk
It is known that a high proportion of dense breast tissue, as seen with a mammogram, is associated with a high risk of breast cancer. But the role of non-dense fat tissue in the breast is less clear. New research published ...
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Oct 26, 2011 |
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New research explains how estrogen could help protect women from cardiovascular disease
The sex hormone oestrogen could help protect women from cardiovascular disease by keeping the body's immune system in check, new research from Queen Mary, University of London has revealed.
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Aug 11, 2011 |
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Estrogen
Estrogens (AmE), oestrogens (BE), or œstrogens, are a group of compounds named for their importance in the estrous cycle of humans and other animals. They are the primary female sex hormones. Natural estrogens are steroid hormones, while some synthetic ones are non-steroidal. Their name comes from the Greek words estrus/οίστρος = sexual desire + gen/γόνο = to generate.
Estrogens are synthesized in all vertebrates as well as some insects. Their presence in both vertebrates and insects suggests that estrogenic sex hormones have an ancient evolutionary history.
Estrogens are used as part of some oral contraceptives, in estrogen replacement therapy for postmenopausal women, and in hormone replacement therapy for trans women.
Like all steroid hormones, estrogens readily diffuse across the cell membrane. Once inside the cell, they bind to and activate estrogen receptors which in turn modulate the expression of many genes. Additionally, estrogens have been shown to activate a G protein-coupled receptor, GPR30.
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