hormone

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For years the clinic had provided puberty blockers, hormones and other procedures for trans youth on public insurance.

From Los Angeles Times

It grows rapidly, spreads early, and lacks the hormone receptors that allow many other breast cancers to be treated with targeted drugs.

From Science Daily

Lead author Dr. Carolyn Wheeler, a recent JCU PhD graduate, explained that the team also examined blood chemistry and hormone levels while the sharks were producing eggs.

From Science Daily

One of the biggest preventable risk factors for endometrial cancer is being overweight or obese, since excess body fat increases levels of estrogen – a hormone that can stimulate cancer cell growth.

From Science Daily

In studies involving mice, Borniger's lab discovered that breast cancer interferes with normal diurnal rhythms, meaning the natural day and night cycle of stress hormone release.

From Science Daily