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Erschienen in: Cancer Causes & Control 1/2019

01.12.2018 | Original paper

Maternal reproductive hormones and angiogenic factors in pregnancy and subsequent breast cancer risk

verfasst von: Rosie Cornish, Anne Cathrine Staff, Andy Boyd, Debbie A. Lawlor, Steinar Tretli, Gary Bradwin, Thomas F. McElrath, Marianne Hyer, Robert N. Hoover, Rebecca Troisi

Erschienen in: Cancer Causes & Control | Ausgabe 1/2019

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Abstract

Purpose

Breast cancer risk associated with pregnancy characteristics may be mediated by maternal hormones or angiogenic factors.

Methods

We conducted a prospective breast cancer case-control study among women in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) and Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) related to maternal pregnancy prolactin (n = 254 cases and 374 controls), placental growth factor (PlGF, n = 252 and 371), soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1, n = 118 and 240) and steroid hormone concentrations (ALSPAC only, n = 173 and 171). Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for a 1 SD change in analytes were estimated using unconditional logistic regression with matching factors (cohort, mother’s birth year, serum/plasma, blood collection timing) and gestational age.

Results

Breast cancer ORs (95% CI) were 0.85 (0.51–1.43) for estradiol, 0.86 (0.67–1.09) for testosterone, 0.89 (0.71–1.13) for androstenedione, 0.97 (0.71–1.34) for hCG, 0.93 (0.75, 1.15) for prolactin, 1.00 (0.78–1.27) for PlGF and 1.91 (1.00–3.65 ALSPAC) and 0.94 (0.73–1.21 MoBa) for sFlt-1, and were similar adjusting for potential confounders. Results were similar by blood collection timing, parity, age at first birth or diagnosis, and time between pregnancy and diagnosis.

Conclusion

These data do not provide strong evidence of associations between maternal hormones or angiogenic factors with subsequent maternal breast cancer risk.
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Metadaten
Titel
Maternal reproductive hormones and angiogenic factors in pregnancy and subsequent breast cancer risk
verfasst von
Rosie Cornish
Anne Cathrine Staff
Andy Boyd
Debbie A. Lawlor
Steinar Tretli
Gary Bradwin
Thomas F. McElrath
Marianne Hyer
Robert N. Hoover
Rebecca Troisi
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2018
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Cancer Causes & Control / Ausgabe 1/2019
Print ISSN: 0957-5243
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7225
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-018-1100-6

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