Estrogen and its receptor in women non-small cell lung cancer

Circulating estrogen regulation may play a role in the development of lung cancer in women,particularly in adenocarcinomas.Non-small cell lung cancer is closely correlated with estrogen receptor β ex-pression and high serum estradioi level.Anti-estradiol treatment may be an important adjuvant therapy for fe-male lung cancer. Key words: Carcinoma,non-small-cell lung; Female; Estrogens; Receptors,estrogen