Inflammatory biomarkers and risk of postmenopausal oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: a case-cohort analysis.
BACKGROUND The role of systemic inflammation in postmenopausal breast carcinogenesis remains unclear. Using a case-cohort study within the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study, we estimated the effects of circulating inflammatory biomarkers on the risk of postmenopausal oestrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer....