Epidemiology and pathophysiology of alcohol and breast cancer: Update 2012

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 204-212

  Seitz, Helmut K ^a,b   Pelucchi, Claudio ^c   Bagnardi, Vincenzo ^d,e   La Vecchia, Carlo ^c,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Krankenhaus Salem   (Germany)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^e EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^f INTERNATIONAL PREVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; AROMATASE; CYCLIC AMP; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RETINOIC ACID; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RISK; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DETOXIFICATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIGENETICS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; META ANALYSIS; METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84860257892     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/ags011     Document Type: Review

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