conjunction with other hormone^.^,' This information is important from a clinical and public health
standpoint to the extent that it is also applicable to
women. We focus our attention on women, because the
estimated number of new breast cancer cases for 1993
in the United States is 183,000 in women compared
with 1000 in men, a ratio approaching 200 to l.5
Hormonal Risk Factors
The female breast is subject to a lifetime of hormonal
controls, whose effect is evident at the time of menarche…
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