Garnica A D, Frias J L
Ann Clin Lab Sci. 1979 Nov-Dec;9(6):445-54.
The pathogenesis of cancer in general is influenced by many factors, genetic and environmental. Epidemiological studies demonstrate familial aggregation of cancer in a significant proportion of cases. Many of these familial cancer syndromes contain endocrine hormone-related components. The etiology of endocrine-related cancers is complex, as is that of other cancers. Tumors of endocrine glands and target organs are subject to the same influences as other cancers; an additional variable is that of hormone-responsiveness.
一般来说,癌症的发病机制受多种因素影响,包括遗传因素和环境因素。流行病学研究表明,相当一部分癌症病例存在家族聚集性。许多这些家族性癌症综合征都包含与内分泌激素相关的成分。与内分泌相关的癌症病因复杂,其他癌症的病因也是如此。内分泌腺和靶器官的肿瘤与其他癌症受到相同的影响;另一个变量是激素反应性。