Describes which of the ovarian hormones, estrogen or progesterone, makes breast cancer cells grow.
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Luteinizing hormone
A pituitary hormone controlled by gonadotrophin releasing hormone, (GnRH) from the hypothalamus. It stimulates the ovary’s outer cells to make androgens that are then converted into estrone or estrogen.
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