Progesterone – promoter or inhibitor of breast cancer

@article{Kuhl2013ProgesteroneP,
  title={Progesterone – promoter or inhibitor of breast cancer},
  author={Herbert Kuhl and Hermann P. G. Schneider},
  journal={Climacteric},
  year={2013},
  volume={16},
  pages={54 - 68}
}
Abstract Based on the results of a French cohort of postmenopausal women, it has been claimed that micronized progesterone does not enhance breast cancer risk. The impact of reproductive factors on breast cancer risk and a high prevalence of occult breast carcinomas at the time of menopause suggest an involvement of endogenous progesterone in the development of breast cancer. High mammographic density in the luteal phase and during treatment with estrogen/progestogen combinations reflect a… 
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