Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W2121754708> ?p ?o ?g. }
- W2121754708 endingPage "2847" @default.
- W2121754708 startingPage "2840" @default.
- W2121754708 abstract "Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy in the United States. Substantial epidemiologic data implicate an imbalance of estrogens and progestogens in the etiology of this disease. We propose that inflammation also plays a role in endometrial cancer development. Emerging laboratory data suggest that elevated levels of prostaglandin E(2) may underlie the transformation of normal endometrium to neoplastic tissue and that in vitro nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may inhibit endometrial cancer cell growth. In this review, we suggest that the risk factors for endometrial cancer--unopposed estrogens, anovulation, polycystic ovary syndrome, excessive menstruation, early menarche, and late menopause--may be viewed as factors increasing the exposure of the endometrium to inflammation, whereas pregnancy and smoking, two likely protective factors, have the opposite effect. Chronic inflammation can induce rapid cell division, increasing the possibility for replication error, ineffective DNA repair, and subsequent mutations. A proinflammatory milieu can also directly increase estrogen production. Hence, inflammation may work in conjunction with or in addition to estrogen exposure in the development of endometrial cancer." @default.
- W2121754708 created "2016-06-24" @default.
- W2121754708 creator A5016958524 @default.
- W2121754708 creator A5052136481 @default.
- W2121754708 creator A5069531414 @default.
- W2121754708 creator A5076251961 @default.
- W2121754708 date "2005-12-01" @default.
- W2121754708 modified "2023-10-16" @default.
- W2121754708 title "Inflammation and Endometrial Cancer: A Hypothesis" @default.
- W2121754708 cites W107593381 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1495111481 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1548219170 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1862864205 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1897632974 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1936410780 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1965037168 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1965084048 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1973534046 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1974033843 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1977707805 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1978281808 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1981229689 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1981876883 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1982595408 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1982826185 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1983895762 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1986840948 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1986841296 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1988827583 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1990097603 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1995728045 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1997167805 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W1998729879 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2002599924 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2002831021 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2003165120 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2005189391 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2005648074 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2009170356 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2011672691 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2012416538 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2013257770 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2015773464 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2017030328 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2018135697 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2018332955 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2018372782 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2021120688 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2021242696 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2021737033 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2023518603 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2024879846 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2024910724 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2027090292 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2028138040 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2031205416 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2031695379 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2035080371 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2035951243 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2040015087 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2043707891 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2044976322 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2045254737 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2045844817 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2046056065 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2048270768 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2049917581 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2051978298 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2052921012 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2058714321 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2059105129 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2060345230 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2060736868 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2061878026 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2062178434 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2068806248 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2070028281 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2070386995 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2071370251 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2074063177 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2076743940 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2077756178 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2079450135 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2079867560 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2082559087 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2084920476 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2086880154 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2087552682 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2087991334 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2088185348 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2088907294 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2089325126 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2089806395 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2092171701 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2094242183 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2097997344 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2107410297 @default.
- W2121754708 cites W2110678035 @default.