• Alcohol consumption, endogenous estrogen and mammographic density among premenopausal women 

      Frydenberg, Hanne; Flote, Vidar Gordon; Larsson, Ine Marie; Barrett, Emily S.; Furberg, Anne-Sofie; Ursin, Giske; Wilsgaard, Tom; Ellison, Peter; McTiernan, Anne; Hjartåker, Anette; Jasienska, Grazyna; Thune, Inger (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-07)
      Introduction: Alcohol consumption may promote aromatization of androgens to estrogens, which may partly explain the observations linking alcohol consumption to higher breast cancer risk. Whether alcohol consumption is associated with endogenous estrogen levels, and mammographic density phenotypes in premenopausal women remains unclear.<p> <p>Methods: Alcohol consumption was collected by self-report ...