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In this video, we look at the effect of oestrogen concentration on the risk of developing certain types of breast cancer in women. We explore how oestrogen can lead to the development of a tumour in the breast in terms of the oestrogen receptor acting as a transcription factor.

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Malignant melanoma scalp
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Dermanonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Fibroma
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Breast cancer
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Woman undergoing mammogram
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Rhoda Baer (Photographer), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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