RESISTANCE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE BLOOD-SUGAR REGULATING HORMONE INSULIN COULD BOOST A WOMAN'S RISK OF ENDOMETRIAL CANCER, A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS. DR. KAREN H. LU OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER IN HOUSTON AND HER COLLEAGUES FOUND THAT WOMEN WITH ENDOMETRIAL CANCER WERE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO HAVE LOW LEVELS OF A PROTEIN SECRETED BY FAT CELLS KNOWN AS ADIPONECTIN, WHICH CORRELATES WITH INCREASED INSULIN RESISTANCE, REUTERS HEALTH REPORTED. OBESITY IS A RISK FACTOR FOR ENDOMETRIOSIS, LU AND HER TEAM NOTE IN THE JUNE 1 ISSUE OF CANCER. RESEARCHERS BELIEVE THIS IS BECAUSE HEAVIER WOMEN HAVE MORE CIRCULATING ESTROGEN IN THEIR BODIES, DUE TO ESTROGEN PRODUCTION BY FAT CELLS. --MORE 28/06/2006 22:06 ت م
