Breast cancer and thyroid diseases
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2013.03.012
- VernacularTitle:乳腺癌与甲状腺疾病的关系
- Author:
Fen WEN
;
Liping ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Breast neoplasms;
Thyroid neoplasms;
Thyroid hormones
- From:
Journal of International Oncology
2013;(3):200-203
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Thyroid hormones and the related antibodies have some function in the natural process of breast cancer development.The possible mechanisms include:iodine complex can inhibit breast cell proliferation and can induce apoptosis; thyroid hormone can affect breast cancer cell proliferation and apoptosis; the imbalance of thyroid hormone and estrogen hormone promotes breast cells cancerous; hypothyroidism may affect the proliferation and invasiveness of breast tumors; lymphocytic infiltration or abnormal local immune response in thyroid disease.
