From Bittner to Barr: a viral, diet and hormone breast cancer aetiology hypothesis
Open Access
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Breast Cancer Research
- Vol. 3 (2) , 81-85
- https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr275
Abstract
It is hypothesized that the human homologue of the mouse mammary tumour virus (HHMMTV) and other viruses, such as human papillomavirus (HPV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), act as cofactors with diet, oestrogens and other hormones in the initiation and promotion of some types of breast cancer in genetically susceptible women. It is further hypothesized that diet influences the risk of breast cancer, through its influence on oestrogen metabolism and that of other hormones, in combination with genetic and infectious agents.Keywords
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