Systemic and local chronic inflammation and hormone disposition promote a tumor-permissive environment for breast cancer in older women
Neil M. Carleton, Alexander Chih-Chieh Chang, Sanghoon Lee, Ruxuan Li, Jian Zou, Daniel D. Brown, Jagmohan Hooda, Jian Chen, Rahul Kumar, Linda R. Klei, Lora Heather Rigatti, Joseph Newsome, Dixcy Jaba Sheeba John Mary, Jennifer M. Atkinson, Raymond E. West, , Adrian V. Lee
This study shows that chronic inflammation and hormonal changes in older women create a tumor-permissive environment for ER+ breast cancer by increasing local estradiol and immune dysfunction.
Nature Aging · Jul 27, 2026Peer-reviewedCancer Biology