Male Breast Cancer During Finasteride Therapy
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Male breast cancer during finasteride therapy.
Male breast cancer is an uncommon disease, with an estimated incidence of one case per 100 000 man-years (1). Conditions that result in relative estrogen excess or lack of androgen are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in both women (2) and men (3). An example of increased rates of male breast cancer associated with increased estrogen-to-testosterone ratios can be seen in men w...
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عنوان ژورنال: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0027-8874,1460-2105
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djh062