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Association Between Obesity And Hormone Receptor Characteristics Of Primary Breast Cancer At Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, In 2017, Hardian Gunardi, Diani Kartini
Association Between Obesity And Hormone Receptor Characteristics Of Primary Breast Cancer At Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, In 2017, Hardian Gunardi, Diani Kartini
The New Ropanasuri Journal of Surgery
Introduction. Obesity is an independent risk factor and prognostic factor of primary breast cancer. Abundant adipose tissue would lead to increment of blood estrogen level; thus, promoting proliferation of cancer cell, especially those with positive estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR). No study reported the association between obesity and hormone receptor characteristics of primary breast cancer in Indonesia.
Method. We collected cases of primary breast cancer which is diagnosed and undergone immunohistochemistry examination at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in 2017. The subjects divided into obese group and non-obese group. The ER and PR characteristics of both groups were compared …