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Serum Metabolites Associated with Breast Cancer in Black Urban Women in Soweto – IARC
Jul 13, 2025, 15:27

Serum Metabolites Associated with Breast Cancer in Black Urban Women in Soweto – IARC

IARC – International Agency for Research on Cancer / World Health Organization shared a post on LinkedIn:

IARC and partners applied untargeted metabolomics to identify serum metabolites associated with breast cancer status in black urban women in Soweto, South Africa.

The study team found high serum levels of cortisol, kynurenine, and octenoylcarnitine to be associated with higher risk of breast cancer.”

Title: Association of serum metabolites and breast cancer risk: A population-based case–control study in black urban South African women

Authors: Yahya Mahamat-Saleh, Mira Merdas, Vivian Viallon, Nivonirina Robinot, Carine Biessy, Inarie Jacobs, Christine Taljaard-Krugell, Lizelle Zandberg, Maureen Joffe, Marc J. Gunter, Pekka Keski-Rahkonen, Laure Dossus, Sabina Rinaldi

Read the Full Article on International Journal of Cancer

Serum Metabolites Associated with Breast Cancer in Black Urban Women in Soweto - IARC

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