[Evaluation of risk factors of the daughters of breast cancer patients].
The determination of salivary hormones on 41 daughters of breast cancer patients and 41 controls and nutritional survey and measurement of the height and weight were carried out. The result was that salivary estradiol (E2) was significantly higher in the daughters than in the controls. This suggest that the free E2 in the body fluid might be the direct factor for the daughters' high susceptibility to breast cancer. It was also found that the mean value of daily intake of fat per capta was significantly higher in the daughters' group than the controls, which indicated that the daily intake of fat might be an indirect factor of the daughters' susceptibility to breast cancer. The preventive measures are early diagnosis and decrease of the daily intake of fat for daughters of breast cancer patients.
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Department of Epidemiology, Shanxi Medical College, Taiyuan.
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D004958:Estradiol / Q000032:analysis; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry; D013739:Testosterone / Q000032:analysis
D004041:Dietary Fats; D013739:Testosterone; D004958:Estradiol