Salivary cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate levels in postmenopausal women with primary breast cancer.

Abstract	Cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHAS) were measured in saliva from postmenopausal women with primary breast cancer and a control group of comparable age. Specimens were collected at 2-hr intervals during wake-span for two consecutive days, and circadian rhythmicity was demonstrated for each of the hormones in both populations. The marginally elevated levels of cortisol and lower levels of DHAS associated with the cancer group, and the larger inter-subject variation, make it unlikely that these hormone measurements would be of value in identifying women at risk of developing breast cancer.
Authors	G F Read, D W Wilson, F C Campbell, H W Holliday, R W Blamey, K Griffiths
Journal	European journal of cancer & clinical oncology (Eur J Cancer Clin Oncol) Vol. 19 Issue 4 Pg. 477-83 (Apr 1983) ISSN: 0277-5379 [Print] England
PMID	6222900 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References	Dehydroepiandrosterone Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Hydrocortisone
Topics	Aged Breast Neoplasms (metabolism) Circadian Rhythm Dehydroepiandrosterone (analogs & derivatives, analysis) Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Female Humans Hydrocortisone (analysis) Menopause Middle Aged Risk Saliva (analysis) Statistics as Topic

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