Sentences with phrase «for oestrogen receptors»

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The compound, which is widely prescribed for breast cancer, is known to block oestrogen receptors on many cancer cells, so inhibiting their growth.

«This means that tamoxifen, which is probably the best therapy for breast cancer available, is not working solely through blocking the oestrogen receptors, which everyone thought it did.

One third of the target genes for which they had patient data - 32 out of 97 - were also linked to survival in women with oestrogen receptor - positive breast cancer, suggesting they play an important role in the disease.

Previous large - scale genetics studies have implicated 14 of the 110 genes as playing a role in breast cancer risk, such as the oestrogen receptor gene ESR1, showing that Capture Hi - C is an effective tool for picking up risk genes.

My translational research has focused on trying to find better ways to estimate recurrence risk in patients diagnosed with oestrogen - receptor positive early breast cancer, with the ultimate aim to better personalise our therapies for those patients who have the most to gain from them.

A role for the androgen metabolite, 5alpha - androstane - 3beta, 17 beta - diol, in modulating oestrogen receptor beta - mediated regulation of hormonal stress reactivity..

The oestrogens that negatively impact on our body either settle in the receptor sites reserved for natural oestrogen production, or can have very damaging effects on the body as the liver attempts to detoxify them.

These are environmental toxins that are absorbed in the blood stream and take up residence in the receptor sites reserved for normal oestrogen activity.