Tag: androstenedione

Androstenedione: A weak androgen that can be converted into testosterone or estrogen (primarily estrone) in the body.

News

05/22/12: Losing weight through diet and exercise can improve hormonal profile

Studies

Associations of obesity and physical activity with serum and intratumoral sex steroid hormone levels among postmenopausal women with breast cancer: analysis of paired serum and tumor tissue samples Cite
Kakugawa Y, Tada H, Kawai M, Suzuki T, Nishino Y, Kanemura S, et al. Associations of obesity and physical activity with serum and intratumoral sex steroid hormone levels among postmenopausal women with breast cancer: analysis of paired serum and tumor tissue samples. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. Springer Science and Business Media LLC; 2017; 162:115-125 10.1007/s10549-016-4094-3
Reduced-Calorie Dietary Weight Loss, Exercise, and Sex Hormones in Postmenopausal Women: Randomized Controlled Trial Cite
Campbell KL, Foster-Schubert KE, Alfano CM, Wang C, Wang C, Duggan CR, et al. Reduced-Calorie Dietary Weight Loss, Exercise, and Sex Hormones in Postmenopausal Women: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Clinical Oncology. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO); 2012; 30:2314-2326 10.1200/jco.2011.37.9792
Red Versus White Wine as a Nutritional Aromatase Inhibitor in Premenopausal Women: A Pilot Study Cite
Shufelt C, Merz CNB, Yang Y, Kirschner J, Polk D, Stanczyk F, et al. Red Versus White Wine as a Nutritional Aromatase Inhibitor in Premenopausal Women: A Pilot Study. Journal of Women's Health. Mary Ann Liebert Inc; 2012; 21:281-284 10.1089/jwh.2011.3001
Birth characteristics and age at menarche: results from the dietary intervention study in children (DISC) Cite
Ruder EH, Hartman TJ, Rovine MJ, Dorgan JF. Birth characteristics and age at menarche: results from the dietary intervention study in children (DISC). Cancer Causes & Control. Springer Science and Business Media LLC; 2010; 21:1379-1386 10.1007/s10552-010-9565-y
Physical Activity and Postmenopausal Breast Cancer: Proposed Biologic Mechanisms and Areas for Future Research Cite
Neilson HK, Friedenreich CM, Brockton NT, Millikan RC. Physical Activity and Postmenopausal Breast Cancer: Proposed Biologic Mechanisms and Areas for Future Research. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR); 2009; 18:11-27 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-08-0756
Circulating Steroid Hormone Levels and Risk of Breast Cancer for Postmenopausal Women Cite
Baglietto L, Severi G, English DR, Krishnan K, Hopper JL, McLean C, et al. Circulating Steroid Hormone Levels and Risk of Breast Cancer for Postmenopausal Women. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR); 2010; 19:492-502 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-09-0532
Dietary genistein negates the inhibitory effect of letrozole on the growth of aromatase-expressing estrogen-dependent human breast cancer cells (MCF-7Ca) in vivo Cite
Ju YH, Doerge DR, Woodling KA, Hartman JA, Kwak J, Helferich WG. Dietary genistein negates the inhibitory effect of letrozole on the growth of aromatase-expressing estrogen-dependent human breast cancer cells (MCF-7Ca) in vivo. Carcinogenesis. Oxford University Press (OUP); 2008; 29:2162-2168 10.1093/carcin/bgn161