The Claim
Breast cancer tissues exhibit significantly higher insulin receptor levels (6.15 ng/0.1 mg protein) compared to normal breast tissues from mastectomy (0.95 ng/0.1 mg protein) and reduction mammoplasty (0.84 ng/0.1 mg protein), suggesting a potential role of insulin receptors in breast cancer pathology.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
Breast cancer tissues have much more insulin receptors than healthy breast tissues, which might mean these receptors play a part in how breast cancer develops.
See the scientific wording
Breast cancer tissues contain significantly higher insulin receptor levels than normal breast tissues, with malignant tissues showing 6.15 ng/0.1 mg protein compared to 0.95 ng/0.1 mg protein in normal mastectomy tissues and 0.84 ng/0.1 mg protein in reduction mammoplasty tissues, indicating a potential role of insulin receptors in breast cancer pathology.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Elevated insulin receptor content in human breast cancer.
The study measured insulin receptors in breast tissues and found cancer tissues had much higher levels than normal ones, just like the claim said.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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