Left-handedness and Risk of Breast Cancer: Abundance of Conflicting Data
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LEFT-HANDEDNESS AND RISK OF BREAST CANCER: ABUNDANCE OF CONFLICTING DATA Z. Stoyanov, P. Nikolova The present short review summarizes controversial data regarding the putative association between left-handedness and breast cancer. Factors thought to be involved in the etiology and pathogenesis of breast cancer are outlined: prenatal and postnatal levels of sex steroids, maternal age, age at menarche and age at menopause. The same factors are discussed with regard to handedness and apparent conflicts are revealed.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012