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1. Hormone replacement therapy : benefits and adverse effects
Sammanfattning : Background: Numerous studies have shown that estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is an effective treatment for vasomotor symptoms, insomnia and vaginal dryness. Beneficial effects have also been shown on lipid patterns and on the incidence of osteoporotic fractures. LÄS MER
2. Mammographic breast density and postmenopausal hormone therapy
Sammanfattning : Breast cancer is the most frequent malignancy among women in the western world. More than one million women are estimated to be diagnosed with the disease every year. The breast is a target organ for sex steroids and hormonal treatments have been found to increase the risk for breast cancer. LÄS MER
3. Hormone therapy and the breast : aspects on proliferation, apoptosis and mammographic density
Sammanfattning : Breast cancer is the major malignancy among women in the western world. The breast is clearly a target organ for sex steroid hormones and hormonal treatments have been associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. Still, basic knowledge as to how sex steroids influence the normal breast is remarkably poor. LÄS MER
4. An epidemiologic study of epithelial ovarian malignancies : with a focus on hormone-related factors
Sammanfattning : The main purpose of this thesis was to examine estrogen and progestin effects of hormone replacement therapy, in relation to the risk for epithelial ovarian neoplasias. Other intentions were to assess reproductive factors, oral contraceptive use, previous gynecologic surgeries, and family history of ovarian cancer according to the risk of ovarian neoplasias, and to connect these findings to different hypotheses regarding ovarian carcinogenesis. LÄS MER
5. Some hormonal factors in the etiology of endometrial cancer
Sammanfattning : The main purpose of this dissertation was to study the impact of some hormone-related factors in the etiology of endometrial neoplasms, i.e. hormone replacement therapy, use of oral contraceptives, serum levels of 20 different organochlorine substances, and polymorphisms in the estrogen receptor alpha (ER) gene. LÄS MER