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From the following article:

Treating prostate cancer: a rationale for targeting local oestrogens

Stuart J. Ellem & Gail P. Risbridger

Nature Reviews Cancer 7, 621-627 (August 2007)

doi:10.1038/nrc2174

Figure 1 - Treating prostate cancer: a rationale for targeting local oestrogens

Figure 1

Common and divergent mechanisms for the development of human prostate cancer and/or BPH.

Figure 2 - Treating prostate cancer: a rationale for targeting local oestrogens

Figure 2

The role of androgens and oestrogens in the development of BPH and prostate cancer.

Figure 3 - Treating prostate cancer: a rationale for targeting local oestrogens

Figure 3

The potential for a positive-feedback cycle between aromatase, oestrogens and inflammation leading to prostate cancer.

Figure 4 - Treating prostate cancer: a rationale for targeting local oestrogens

Figure 4

A loss of local ERbeta activation directly results in prostatic hyperplasia.