Estrogen and progesterone receptors in breast cancer.

@article{Yip2014EstrogenAP,
  title={Estrogen and progesterone receptors in breast cancer.},
  author={Cheng Har Yip and Anthony Rhodes},
  journal={Future oncology},
  year={2014},
  volume={10 14},
  pages={
          2293-301
        }
}
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. The majority of breast cancers show overexpression of estrogen receptors (ERs) and progesterone receptors (PRs). The development of drugs to target these hormone receptors, such as tamoxifen, has brought about significant improvement in survival for women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancers. Since information about ER and PR is vital for patient management, quality assurance is important to ensure accurate testing. In recent… 
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