Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Obesity and insulin resistance have been identified as risk factors for breast cancer and are associated with late-stage diagnosis and poor prognosis. Ghrelin is a unique gut-derived peptide that has major impact in energy homeostasis and weight regulation, with new emerging implications in tumorigenesis process, especially in hormone-dependent cancers.Aim: To evaluate the relationship between ghrelin, clinico-biological parameters of obesi...