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. 1970 Mar 14;1(5697):665–666. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5697.665

Increased Sebum Excretion in Patients with Breast Cancer

J L Burton, W J Cunliffe, Sam Shuster
PMCID: PMC1700583  PMID: 4245733

Abstract

The rate of sebum excretion from the forehead skin of patients with early breast cancer was found to be just significantly higher than in age-matched control women. This may indicate that some breast cancer patients have an increase in circulating or tissue-bound sebotrophic hormones, or a decrease in their inhibitors.

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