Circulating blood levels of hormones

MariannaLaFrance

I found this interesting study about the fact that hormone levels circulating in blood not being a marker for breast cancer formation.

Interestingly, this study was funded by a grant from the Department of Defense. (noteworthy in that this site disclosed the funding of the study, which I find helpful)

 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090422103544.htm

Merilee

Marianna, what does the article say?

MariannaLaFrance

Here's an excerpt of the article:

Many studies determine hormone levels in the blood as a marker of breast cancer risk. But it hasn't been known whether these blood tests reflect what is happening in the breast tissue, where certain hormones fuel cancer. Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center's (GUMC) Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center found that measuring the levels of four hormones in blood known to be linked to breast cancer doesn't necessarily reflect the levels of these hormones in the breast tissue itself. 

dlb823

Very interesting.  Thanks for posting!    Deanna

Anonymous

Hello ladies,

I would really like to know why Western medicine is so hell-bent on feeding us all these chemicals to prevent estrogen from doing its job when they should be assessing and addressing our hepatic function ??? Wouldn't looking for the cause of estrogen dominance make more sense ?

"The hyper estrogenism occurs as a result of failure of hepatic removal of estrogens from the circulation

The important role of the liver in estrogen inactivation Is further emphasized by the fact that hyperestrogenism accompanies certain types f hepatic disorders. The hyperestrogenism occurs as a result of failure of hepatic removal of estrogens from the circulation. The estrogens undergo oxidation in the liver to form estriol, and the liver conjugates each of the estrogens with sulfate or
glucuronide. Large amounts of conjugated estrogens are excreted in the bile, and
small amounts appear in the urine"

http://tera-3.ul.cs.cmu.edu/NASD/4dcb85c3-9fee-4c83-9e6d-fe6ce5522b59/China/disk4/75/75-4/31007763/HTML/00000718.htm 

Sorry Marianna if I'm deviating a bit from the topic...