Abnormal Excretion of Corticosteroid Sulphates in Patients with Breast Cancer
- 10 February 1973
- Vol. 1 (5849), 328-330
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.5849.328
Abstract
In a preliminary study, the 24-hour urinary excretion of corticosteroid sulphates and free cortisol have been measured in a group of patients with breast cancer and compared with the excretion of the same compounds in a group of normal women of similar age. Excretion of corticosteroid sulphates in the breast cancer group was found to be markedly raised. In a small number of patients with localized cancer of sites other than the breast the level of corticosteroid sulphate was not raised. If proved metastases were present a noticeable rise was observed.Keywords
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