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Nature Reviews Endocrinology 2, 660–661 (1 December 2006) | doi:10.1038/ncpendmet0349

Thyroid autoimmunity and breast cancer|[mdash]|cause or effect?

Robert C Smallridge

Giustarini E et al. (2006) Thyroid autoimmunity in patients with malignant and benign breast diseases before surgery. Eur J Endocrinol 154: 645–649 Synopsis Background Although a relationship between breast cancer and thyroid autoimmunity has been described, most studies have examined thyroid antibody levels after a stressful event (i.