Many moles increases the risk of breast cancer

Those with 15 or more moles on the one hand, women are more others face the risk of breast cancer. This is the conclusion of scientists Indiana University.

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A team of US scientists led by Dr. Gila Khan analyzed the health records of 74,523 US nurses and 89,902 French teachers. It turned out that the risk of breast cancer   they have increased with increasing number of birthmarks   on the skin. Thus, if some women at hand there were 15 or more moles, the risk faced with a tumor of the breast increased by as much as 35%.

The findings of this study seem surprising, since science for decades tied a large number of birthmarks   the risk of skin cancer, but not the chest. However, observations show that the whole group of women at 11, 4% had more than 15 moles on the hands, it had developed mammary tumors. Among those who did not have so many moles, with breast cancer They touched only 8 and 5%.

According to the authors, this association is explained role of sex hormones. In the group of women who are post-menopausal period, had 6 or more moles on the one hand, had higher hormone levels of estrogen and testosterone in the blood than those women who do I had no moles. This is a significant observation, since some varieties breast tumors are fueled by sex hormones it. That is why women whose hormone levels increased, there is a higher risk of developing cancer.

True, although the number of moles and may be indicative of the risk of tumors, not quite I understand how this relationship can be used in practice. (READ MORE)

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