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Study: Estrogen may help some cancers spread

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By ABC7
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
January 4, 2011

Now, a study suggests that estrogen may help the cancer spread.

In the new study, researchers examined how estrogen affects cells precancerous cells.

Researchers found that estrogen aids a certain enzyme which helps precancerous cells reproduce.

The study is published in the January issue of Cancer Prevention Research.

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