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Abstract
Previous hypotheses concerning the negative association between pre-eclampsia (or pregnancy-induced hypertension) and breast cancer risk have focused on hormone-related factors. A hypothesis is presented that certain non-specific cellular immune responses could be involved in this association and in the negative association between autoimmune diseases (i.e., systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis) and certain cancers. Future directions for epidemiological and laboratory research suggested by this hypothesis are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 8583975 DOI: 10.1016/0306-9877(95)90271-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Hypotheses ISSN: 0306-9877 Impact factor: 1.538