New research shows that high levels of male hormones will significantly increase the risk of breast cancer in young women occur. The normal female body there is a certain amount of male hormones, but the levels were significantly lower than men’s. Studies have shown that the incidence of breast cancer in postmenopausal women with high levels of androgen-related, but not yet confirmed the occurrence of breast cancer in premenopausal women, whether associated with elevated levels of male hormones.
The International Cancer Society, Cancer Research Center in Lyon, France, and colleagues, Dr. Rudolf comparative analysis of 370 who had been diagnosed with breast cancer pre-menopausal women and 72 healthy women. The results showed that the incidence of breast cancer and male
Hormones – testosterone and androstenedione levels of sustained elevated. High levels of testosterone before the age group of 40 breast cancer incidence was 2.6%, while the low testosterone group compared with 1.5%.
Dr. Kaaks concluded that “The studies provide strong evidence of pre-menopausal women, the risk of breast cancer and testosterone and androstenedione plasma levels are directly related. We are going to be the next step in research is to analyze whether lifestyle intervention in the treatment to reduce women’s androgen levels, thereby lowering their incidence of breast cancer. ”
