Oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer

Disease1 paper5 findings

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C-reactive protein

no changein humans1RR 1.03

1 study

C-reactive protein has no effect on oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in humans (RR 1.03 (0.95, 1.11)).
Humansbloodfemalesn = 1,223
Inflammatory biomarkers and risk of postmenopausal oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: a case-cohort analysis · British journal of cancer · 19 Sep 2026

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Associations

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TNF-alpha

no changein humans1RR 1.27

1 study

TNF-alpha is associated with oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in humans (RR: 1.27, 95% CI: 0.96, 1.68).
Humansbloodfemalesn = 1,223
Inflammatory biomarkers and risk of postmenopausal oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: a case-cohort analysis · British journal of cancer · 19 Sep 2026

Adiponectin

no changein humans1RR 1.1

1 study

Adiponectin is associated with oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in humans (RR: 1.10, 95% CI: 0.90, 1.34).
Humansbloodfemalesn = 1,223
Inflammatory biomarkers and risk of postmenopausal oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: a case-cohort analysis · British journal of cancer · 19 Sep 2026

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IL-10

upin humans1RR 1.14

1 study

IL-10 raises the risk of oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in humans (RR: 1.14, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.29).
Humansbloodfemalesn = 1,223
Inflammatory biomarkers and risk of postmenopausal oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: a case-cohort analysis · British journal of cancer · 19 Sep 2026

Leptin

upin humans1RR 1.13

1 study

Leptin raises the risk of oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in humans (RR: 1.13, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.25).
Humansbloodfemalesn = 1,223
Inflammatory biomarkers and risk of postmenopausal oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: a case-cohort analysis · British journal of cancer · 19 Sep 2026

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British Journal of CancerHumans20 Sep

Inflammatory biomarkers and risk of postmenopausal oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: a case-cohort analysis