Serum levels of estradiol in women with carcinoma of the breast and its correlation with body mass index

ABSTRACT

Background: carcinoma of the breast is a disease of complex etiology and is discussed in terms of risk factors which include increasing age, increased exposure to estrogen, over weight and obesity etc; Efforts are being made to get more al]d more insight of the· etiology to decrease its occurrence, for early diagnosis and to have good prognosis. The main objective of the study was to determi11e the serum levels of estradiol and to assess· its correlation "with body mass index [BMI >25 kg/m2] in female patients with carcinoma of the breast and healthy over-weight and obese females