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 ...