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Susanne Schüler-Toprak1, Oliver Treeck2, Olaf Ortmann3

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Caritas-Hospital St. Josef, 93053 Regensburg, Germany. sschueler@caritasstjosef.de.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
|July 30, 2017
PubMed
Summary

Pregnancy protects against breast cancer, potentially mediated by human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG). Placental HCG has anti-tumor effects, while ectopic β-HCG promotes cancer, suggesting HCG therapy for prevention and β-HCG targeting for treatment.

Keywords:
breast cancerhuman chorionic gonadotropinpregnancy

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