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Cancer of breast; Cancer, Breast; Malignant neoplasm of breast; malignant tumor of breast; Mammary cancer; Paget's Disea... |
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Breast cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the breast. The most common type of breast cancer is ductal carcinoma, which begins in the cells of the ducts. Cancer that begins in the lobes or lobules is called lobular carcinoma and is more often found in both breasts than are other types of breast cancer. Inflammatory breast cancer is an uncommon type of breast cancer in which the breast is warm, red, and swollen. 
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Retinol, the dietary form of vitamin A, is a fat-soluble, antioxidant vitamin important in vision and bone growth. It belongs to the family of chemical compounds known as retinoids. Retinol is ingested in a precursor form; animal sources (milk and eggs) contain retinyl esters, whereas plants (carrots, spinach) contain carotenoids. Tissue cells convert these precursors to retinol, and then to either retinal or retinoic acid. ...
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Breast Cancer as related to Vitamin A (Retinol)
- Artemis -- February 2005
The study raises the possibility that this vitamin A pathway is a potential target for breast cancer prevention. Defects in vitamin A, or retinol, bioactivity may be a possible ...
- Vitamin A / Retinol : BC Cancer Agency
Vitamin A and cancer prevention II: comparison of the effects of retinol and beta-carotene. ... Ontario Breast Cancer Information Exchange Project, 1994:253 ...
- AICR: Cellular Retinol Binding Protein and Breast Cancer
Talmage is studying the involvement of cellular proteins which bind to the vitamin A derivatives in this case retinol in the suppression of and death of breast cancer cells using ...
- Study examines relationship of vitamin A pathway to breast tumor ...
The study raises the possibility that this vitamin A pathway is a potential target for breast cancer prevention. Defects in vitamin A, or retinol, bioactivity may be a possible ...
- Living Beyond Breast Cancer
retinol. Vitamin A, a nutrient essential for proper vision and healthy skin and mucous membranes. Retinol is being studied in the prevention of breast cancer.
- Study Examines Relationship Of Vitamin A Pathway To Breast Tumor ...
The study raises the possibility that this vitamin A pathway is a potential target for breast cancer ... Defects in vitamin A, or retinol, bioactivity may be a possible ...
- Fenretinide Breast Cancer Prevention Trial: Drug and Retinol Plasma ...
Moreover, because few and contradictory results (6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) have been reported on the potential association between vitamin A (or retinol) and breast cancer, we assessed whether ...
- Breast Cancer and Vitamin A
Breast Cancer and Vitamin A Lack of this antioxidant may affect why cells turn cancerous ... Will it change how the cell converts retinol to retinoic acid? Will it have an ...
- Study examines relationship of vitamin A pathway to breast tumor ...
The study raises the possibility that this vitamin A pathway is a potential target for breast cancer prevention. Defects in vitamin A, or retinol, bioactivity may be a possible ...
- News
New findings from researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City suggest a link between vitamin A (retinol) metabolism and breast cancer.
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