Sentences with phrase «human form of estrogen»

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Many women are «triple negative» No one yet knows precisely why, but African - American women are roughly twice as likely as white women to have triple - negative breast cancer — so called because tumor cells in this particularly aggressive form of the disease test negative for estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER - 2).

While not true hormones, isoflavones closely resemble estradiol (E2), 16 the most potent of the three forms of estrogen found in the human body17 and the form of estrogen that has been implicated in thyroid cancer.18 - 20 Soy isoflavones cause significant endocrine disruption both directly by binding with estrogen receptors, and indirectly by interfering with the body's production of estrogen, testosterone and other hormones.

The human body produces three forms of estrogen.

A tissue culture study of human breast - cancer cells found that epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG, an active compound in green tea, protects against some forms of breast cancer by regulating estrogen receptors on breast cells and inhibiting growth and reproduction of estrogen - dependant breast - cancer cells.