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An infernal triangle

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Signals induced by sex hormones and inflammation have been viewed as different aspects of tumour development. But a three-way interaction between these two classes of signal and carcinogenesis has emerged.

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Figure 1: Sex steroid hormones, inflammation and cancer.

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