The risk of breast cancer can be found on the level of this hormone

Hormone that makes women more fertile, is associated with the risk of breast cancer. And tests to identify his level will help to identify the disease at a very early stage.

Women with high levels of a certain hormone, which can be determined with a simple blood test, have an increased risk of breast cancer, the study showed. We are talking about exceeding the normal parameters of antimullerian hormone (AMH) reporting reserves in the ovaries of women. If the level of this hormone is high, women are 60% more likely to experience breast cancer, compared with those who have noted the low level of AMH. Note that analyses on the level of AMH is already included in traditional tests of fertility.

The results of this study will improve the methods of early diagnosis of breast cancer and to identify women who are at risk. Researchers from the University of new York studied blood samples from almost 6,000 women of menopausal age in the US and Europe. They analyzed the results of 10 studies to determine the relationship between AMH level and risk of breast cancer. This analysis showed the presence of this connection and the results of the study interesting by the fact that currently medicine has a large number of risk markers of breast tumors that can be seen through the analysis of blood.

The researchers acknowledge that the cause of breast cancer is complex and still poorly understood. The connection and study of the various databases will help in identifying the different causes of this severe disease and, therefore, in the development of methods for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. (READ MORE)