Abstract
Author(s): Olugbenga T. Awolaran
The associationbetweenoestrogenandbreastcancerhasbeendemonstratedforoveracenturyhowevertheexactcellular mechanismsbywhichoestrogenplayaroleinbreastcancerdevelopmenthasnotbeenfullyestablished.Recentinvestigationshave shownthatoestrogenisinvolvedinmanyaspectsofcancerprogression.Thisreviewevaluateshowoestrogenatthecellularlevel inducesorpromotestheprocessofbreastcarcinogenesisthroughitsactionatmultiplelevelsofcancerpathogenesislikecellular proliferation,inhibitionapoptosis,angiogenesisandinvasion-metastasis.Therapeuticapproachesagainstthesemechanismsbythe useofanti-oestrogensandtheireï¬ectivenessarealsoreviewedandareasrequiringfurtherinvestigationarehighlighted
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