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title: 关于女性化激素疗法与乳腺癌风险的简述
linkTitle: 女性化激素疗法与乳腺癌风险
description: 长期使用雌激素与孕激素会极大提高患乳腺癌的风险。此外 X 染色体也可显著影响乳腺癌风险。
author: Aly
published: 2020-04-25
updated: 2023-03-02
translated: 2023-03-29
translators:
- Bersella AI
tags:
- 用药安全
- 雌激素
- 孕激素
trackHash: 802de46c25d83106f6b875fc02d91ff2d69202bf
keywords: [激素治疗, 雌激素, 乳腺癌, 安全性]
aliases: /articles/breast-cancer
---
## 译者按 {#notice}
1. 因译者能力所限,部分术语之翻译或有纰漏,烦请指正。
1. 如需进一步了解乳腺癌,可参考以下视频:<https://youtu.be/I5wnbZsZ1so>
---
## 摘要 {#abstract--tldr}
> 雌激素与孕激素可促进乳房发育,也会引起乳腺癌风险增长。无论女性还是男性,乳腺癌风险均随年龄呈指数级增长,而女性风险的增幅远超男性。在多种情形下,雌激素和孕激素均与乳腺癌风险有关;例如卵巢活动、更年期激素疗法、抗雌激素疗法、高剂量雌激素疗法,等等。\
> 迄今有关雌激素、孕激素对女性倾向跨性别者的乳腺癌风险之影响的研究屈指可数。尽管现有资料有限、且研究方法有局限性,但有明确证据表明雌激素与孕激素疗法可引起女性倾向跨性别者的乳腺癌风险大幅增长,风险率介乎顺性别妇女和顺性别男性。尚需更多研究来更好地确立女性倾向跨性别者的激素治疗与乳腺癌风险之间的关系;尤其是跟踪时间更长、激素处方不同(例如对比雌激素单方和雌、孕激素复方)的研究。\
> 影响女性倾向跨性别者乳腺癌风险的可能因素有:激素治疗时长,开始激素治疗的年龄,是否长期并用孕激素,雌、孕激素剂量,等等。相比于有两条 X 染色体的顺性别妇女,顺性别男性及女性倾向跨性别者仅有一条 X 染色体,这可能有助于预防乳腺癌。\
> 对于女性倾向跨性别者,尽管乳腺癌的风险会增长,但其终生发生率并不会高;其风险需持续多年的激素暴露以累积;其通常发生于老年;而且治疗乳腺癌也相当容易。因此,对乳腺癌风险的担忧不足以妨碍到女性倾向跨性别者的激素治疗。无论如何,应建议女性倾向跨性别者像顺性别妇女那样,接受乳腺癌筛查。
## 前言 {#introduction}
雌激素与孕激素可促进人类[乳房发育][wiki1]。其中,雌激素在青春期乳房发育当中居主导作用;而孕激素在怀孕期间为准备泌乳和母乳喂养而产生的乳房变化当中居主导作用。较之于顺性别男性,[乳腺癌][wiki2]在顺性别妇女当中尤其更为常见;激素被广泛认为是引起顺性别妇女的乳腺癌并发展的因素所在。据此可以合理推断:女性倾向跨性别者的激素疗法或可增加乳腺癌发病风险。本文就此观点以及既有相关研究项目进行论述。
## 乳腺癌风险相关因素:性别与年龄 {#sex-and-age-as-breast-cancer-risk-factors}
对妇女而言,其患乳腺癌的终生概率通常约为 12.5%(即每 8 人有一人罹患)<sup>([Ban & Godellas, 2014][BG14])</sup>;而男性患病概率通常约为 0.1%(即每 1000 人有一人罹患)<sup>([Abdelwahab Yousef, 2017][AY17])</sup>。男性乳腺癌的综合年化发病率约为每 100,000 人/年一例<sup>([Abdelwahab Yousef, 2017][AY17]; [Ottini & Capalbo, 2017][OC17])</sup>。在所有乳腺癌病例当中,男性占比不足 1%<sup>([Abdelwahab Yousef, 2017][AY17]; [Sun et al., 2017][S17])</sup>。综上,乳腺癌在妇女当中较常见,但在男性当中极为罕见。
除性别之外,年龄是乳腺癌的已知最大风险因素所在<sup>([Momenimovahed & Salehiniya, 2018][MS18])</sup>。对于绝经前妇女,乳腺癌风险随年龄增长呈指数级上升之势<sup>([Dix & Cohen, 1982][DC82])</sup>。女性乳腺癌风险在 15 岁时约为 1/600,000在 20 岁时约为 1/75,000在 30 岁时约为 1/1,500到了 40 岁则约为 1/175<sup>([Anders et al., 2009][A09])</sup>。在其[绝经后][wiki3](通常在 50 岁),乳腺癌风险仍继续增长,但增幅有所放缓<sup>([Dix & Cohen, 1982][DC82]; [Benz, 2008][B08]; [Colditz & Rosner, 2000][CR00])</sup>。其原因被认为在于,雌二醇与孕酮水平在[绝经后][wiki3-p]大幅减少<sup>([Dix & Cohen, 1982][DC82])</sup>。据估算,如果不曾绝经,女性乳腺癌病例会多出六倍,也即大部分女性终其一生皆会罹患乳腺癌<sup>([Brisken, Hess, & Jeitziner, 2015][BHJ15])</sup>。男性的情况与女性类似,其乳腺癌发病率在大约 65 岁之前呈指数级上升之势,此后变为缓慢上升<sup>([Ottini & Capalbo, 2017][OC17]; [Cancer Research UK][CRUK20])</sup>。这可能和[男性更年期][wiki4]及其导致的更低的睾酮与雌二醇水平有关<sup>([Satram, 2006][S06])</sup>。女性的乳腺癌确诊年龄通常在 60 岁左右,而男性通常在 65-70 岁<sup>([Ferzoco & Ruddy, 2016][FR16]; [Giordano, 2018][G18])</sup>。下图展示了女性及男性在不同年龄的乳腺癌发病风险<sup>([Ottini & Capalbo, 2017][OC17])</sup>
<section class="box">
![figure](https://transfemscience.org/assets/images/breast-cancer-age-gender-rates.png)
**图 1**:在不同年龄,男性、女性美国白人每十万人当中的乳腺癌发生率。数据源自[美国国家癌症研究所][wiki6]NCI的[统合监测、流行病学和最终结果项目][wiki5]SEER2003-2012 年)<sup>([Ottini & Capalbo, 2017][OC17])</sup>。需要注意,男、女性所对应的 Y 坐标轴及刻度不同;女性的 Y 坐标轴(左)刻度为男性的 50 倍。
</section>
## 女性的激素暴露量与乳腺癌风险的关系 {#hormone-exposure-in-women-and-breast-cancer-risk}
除性别与年龄之外,有研究还强调了卵巢活动及其分泌的激素(如雌二醇与孕酮)是引起乳腺癌的主要风险因素<sup>([Ban & Godellas, 2014][BG14])</sup>。更晚的[初潮][wiki7]、更早的更年期、以及母乳喂养,皆可让乳腺癌风险变得更低,因为上述现象可导致经卵巢分泌的激素总和暴露量更少<sup>([Ban & Godellas, 2014][BG14]; [Momenimovahed & Salehiniya, 2018][MS18])</sup>。如果在 40 岁以前摘除卵巢,可将乳腺癌的终生发病风险降低 50%<sup>([Ban & Godellas, 2014][BG14])</sup>。\
对于高患癌风险的已绝经妇女,可长期[预防性][wiki13]服用[选择性雌激素受体调节剂][wiki9]SERM如[他莫昔芬][wiki10])、[芳香化酶抑制剂][wiki11]AI如[阿那曲唑][wiki12])等[抗雌激素制剂][wiki8],以预防乳腺癌;其可降低 50-70% 发病风险<sup>([Mocellin, Goodwin, & Pasquali, 2019][MGP19]; [Nelson et al., 2019][N19])</sup>。\
在灵长类动物当中,长期使用雌激素与孕激素疗法被发现可引起乳腺癌,而高剂量则让发病年龄较常规更早<sup>([Cline, 2007][C07])</sup>
除增加乳腺癌发病风险之外,卵巢分泌的性激素还会促进活跃的乳腺癌之发展。抗雌激素制剂可有效治疗活跃当中的乳腺癌<sup>([Lumachi, Santeufemia, & Basso, 2015][LSB15])</sup>;而[抗孕激素制剂][wiki14](如[奥那司酮][wiki15]、[米非司酮][wiki16]等)亦可在乳腺癌的治疗当中取得初步成效<sup>([Palmieri et al., 2014][P14])</sup>。如患有乳腺癌的妇女服用生理剂量的雌激素,后者可加速肿瘤的发展<sup>([Herrmann, Adair, & Woodard, 1947][HAW47]; [Nathanson, 1947][N47]; [Gellhorn & Jones, 1949][GJ49]; [Nathanson, 1951][N51]; [Pearson et al., 1954][P54]; [Pearson & Lipsett, 1956][PL56]; [Kennedy, 1956][K56]; [Kennedy, 1957][K57]; [Dworin, 1961][D61]; [Kennedy, 1962][K62]; [Green, Sethi, & Lindner, 1964][GSL64]; [Kennedy, 1964][K64]; [Stoll, 1973][S73]; [Forrest, 1989][F89])</sup>
和公认的卵巢活动与乳腺癌风险之间关系相关联的是,更年期激素疗法亦可增加更年期、已绝经妇女的乳腺癌发病风险<sup>([乳腺癌激素相关因素合作研究小组, CGHFBC, 2019][CGHF19]; [图表][table1])</sup>。单服雌激素、或者合用雌激素与孕激素,皆会增加该风险,而后者增加的幅度更大<sup>([CGHFBC, 2019][CGHF19])</sup>。依据近期一项针对所有已有数据的大型荟萃分析,在更年期激素疗法引起的乳腺癌绝对风险上,单服雌激素达 20 年后,发病率将提高约 1.5 倍,而合用雌、孕可提高约 2.5 倍<sup>([CGHFBC, 2019][CGHF19])</sup>。因此,合用雌、孕疗法的乳腺癌发病风险高于单服雌激素疗法。在此之前,孕激素因其在乳房中对雌激素的拮抗效应,被认为可能对乳腺癌起抑制作用<sup>([Mauvais-Jarvis, Kuttenn, & Gompel, 1986][MKG86]; [Wren & Eden, 1996][WE96]; [Gompel et al., 2002][G02])</sup>;但上述荟萃分析推翻了该假设。\
美国[“妇女健康倡议”][wiki18]WHI项目似乎也和这种由更年期激素疗法引起的高乳腺癌风险有关系至少在一项已使用的处方上即 0.625mg/天的[结合雌激素][wiki19]合并 2.5 mg/天的[醋酸甲羟孕酮][wiki20]方案);使用该疗法 5 年后,发病风险增加 1.25 倍<sup>([WHI 调查员编辑组, WGWHII, 2002][WHI02]; [Chlebowski, Aragaki, & Anderson, 2015][CAA15])</sup>。WHI 是迄今规模最大的激素治疗随机对照试验项目,其为评估关于激素药物所引起的长期健康效应之因果关系提供了宝贵机遇。
为了将更年期激素疗法引起的乳腺癌风险可视化,下图展示了乳腺癌风险和时间的关系;其基于[“护士健康研究”观察性项目][wiki21]NHS的数据与模型<sup>([Colditz & Rozner, 2000][CR00])</sup>。如图所示,更年期激素疗法可导致乳腺癌风险继续维持指数级增长,而该趋势本应在更年期开始之后减缓。
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![figure](https://transfemscience.org/assets/images/egnpu4ndzxu41.png)
**图 2**:随年龄推移,不同激素治疗状态及类型的已绝经妇女的每十万人中乳腺癌年发生率<sup>([Colditz & Rozner, 2000][CR00])</sup>。本图基于“[护士健康研究][wiki21]”观察性项目的数据,使用了[泊松回归模型][wiki22]<sup>([Colditz & Rozner, 2000][CR00])</sup>
</section>
同结合雌激素、醋酸甲羟孕酮等非生物同质性激素药物类似,诸如雌二醇、孕酮等具有[生物同质性][wiki23]的激素,也和乳腺癌风险的增长有关<sup>([CGHFBC, 2019][CGHF19]; [图表][table1])</sup>。服用雌二醇所造成的乳腺癌风险,和服用结合雌激素的风险并无二致<sup>([CGHFBC, 2019][CGHF19])</sup>。基于现有数据口服孕酮5 年以下)与乳腺癌风险的增长并无关联,这和合成孕酮制剂的情况截然不同<sup>([Aly, 2018][A18-OPLL]; [CGHFBC, 2019][CGHF19]; [Stute, Wildt, & Neulen, 2018][SWN18]; [Mirkin, 2018][M18]; [Fournier et al., 2007][F07])</sup>。然而,一旦服用超过 5 年,口服孕酮将会助推乳腺癌风险的增长,其增长趋势在幅度上和服用醋酸甲羟孕酮的情况相似<sup>([Aly, 2018][A18-OPLL]; [CGHFBC, 2019][CGHF19]; [Stute, Wildt, & Neulen, 2018][SWN18]; [Mirkin, 2018][M18]; [Fournier et al., 2007][F07])</sup>。口服孕酮初期相对较低的发病风险,可能与其产生的孕酮水平较低、从而使孕激素效力更低有关<sup>([Aly, 2018][A18-OPLL]; [Kuhl & Schneider, 2013][KS13]; [Davey, 2018][D18]; [维基百科][wiki24-oa]; [图表][graph1])</sup>。因此,在口服孕酮引起的乳腺癌风险之增长足以被准确测定之前,可能需要更长的治疗时间(和/或更大的样本规模)<sup>([Aly, 2018][A18-OPLL]; [Kuhl & Schneider, 2013][KS13]; [Davey, 2018][D18])</sup>。\
当下对于非口服途径给药的孕酮对乳腺癌风险的影响,尚无任何现有数据提供<sup>([Stute, Wildt, & Neulen, 2018][SWN18])</sup>。不过,一些研究者预计,无论是长期服用还是短期暴露,非口服途径、有完全效力的孕酮所引起的乳腺癌风险应和合成孕酮制剂相似<sup>([Aly, 2018][A18-OPLL]; [Kuhl & Schneider, 2013][KS13]; [Davey, 2018][D18])</sup>
尽管无论是前瞻性观察研究、还是随机对照试验所得到的证据皆表明,更年期妇女单服雌二醇的疗法可增加乳腺癌风险<sup>([CGHFBC, 2019][CGHF19])</sup>;但是已进行的随机对照试验(即 WHI并未出现单服雌二醇会增加乳腺癌风险的情况实际上风险反而大幅*降低* 了——相对风险率RR0.7795% 可信区间 0.640.93<sup>([CGHFBC, 2019][CGHF19]; [图表][table2])</sup>。为了解释这种矛盾的现象,一些设想被提了出来。例如,在 WHI 项目的随机对照试验当中贡献了绝大部分数据的女性们有些不寻常之处,表现在其开始激素疗法的年龄较高(平均 64 岁)、超重和肥胖程度较大等<sup>([CGHFBC, 2019][CGHF19]; [Kuhl, 2005][K05])</sup>。超重或肥胖的女性已处于更高的乳腺癌风险当中,可能不受单雌激素疗法的进一步影响<sup>([Kuhl, 2005][K05])</sup>。此外失去雌激素来源已有多年的妇女在接受治疗后可能会对其乳腺癌风险产生反常paradoxical的抑制效应这和从更年期起接受治疗的妇女的情况截然相反从观测数据亦可见之<sup>([Prentice, 2008][P08]; [CGHFBC, 2019][CGHF19])</sup>。这种设想被称为“[空档假设][wiki25]gap hypthesis<sup>([Palmieri et al., 2014][P14]; [Mueck & Ruan, 2011][MR11])</sup>。\
为验证这些设想,并查明雌激素对更年期乳腺癌风险的影响,尚需更多随机对照试验支持。
同样反常的是,在一些其它特定情形下,雌激素和/或孕激素的暴露亦可降低乳腺癌风险、抑制乳腺癌发展。例如年轻妇女35 岁以下)如怀孕超过 34 周在短期十年内有更高的乳腺癌风险但长期2025 年以上)风险反而变低了;其终生风险可降低至多 50%<sup>([Nichols et al., 2019][NICH19]; [Husby et al., 2018][H18])</sup>。怀孕期间雌激素与孕酮可达到极高水平例如34 周后雌二醇可达 12,500 pg/mL 以上)<sup>([图表][graph2])</sup>,而这些激素在动物实验当中被认为可起到抑制作用<sup>([Rajkumar et al., 2003][R03]; [Hilakivi-Clarke et al., 2012][HC12])</sup>。对于已绝经 5 年以上的妇女,高剂量雌激素疗法用于治疗乳腺癌很有效,与抗雌激素疗法基本相当<sup>([Bennink et al., 2017][CB17])</sup>。与此相反的是,高剂量雌激素疗法对于绝经前妇女的乳腺癌并无作用,尽管其似乎在超大剂量下会起效<sup>([Bennink et al., 2017][CB17])</sup>。\
然而,雌、孕激素的这些益处只在反常情形下发生(例如超高激素水平/摄入、和/或在性激素不足之前推延之),与女性倾向跨性别者的关系并不密切。
## 男性的雌激素暴露与乳腺癌风险 {#estrogen-exposure-in-men-and-breast-cancer-risk}
对于顺性别男性,睾酮暴露量较低、和/或雌激素暴露量较高的情形可提高其乳腺癌风险<sup>([Ferzoco & Ruddy, 2016][FR16])</sup>。这些情形包括:睾丸疾病、睾丸被摘除、肝脏疾病等等<sup>([Abdelwahab Yousef, 2017][AY17])</sup>。其中,睾丸功能障碍、睾丸缺失可导致睾酮暴露量减少;而肝脏疾病会损害雌激素代谢功能,引起雌激素水平上升。此二种情形使得雌激素/雄激素比例增大,从而引起雌激素对乳房更大的刺激作用。乳腺癌风险的增长可能与其存在关联。同样地,男性发生的良性乳房疾病、男性女乳症等等也被发现和乳腺癌风险有关<sup>([Sasco, Lowenfels, & Pasker-De Jong, 1993][SLP93])</sup>,不过这些发现跟男性女乳症的风险混淆了<sup>([Giordano, 2005][G05])</sup>。除健康状况之外,顺性别男性用于治疗前列腺癌的高剂量雌激素疗法也被发现与乳腺癌风险的增加有关<sup>([Thellenberg et al., 2003][T03]; [Karlsson et al., 2006][K06])</sup>
## 关于女性倾向跨性别者的乳腺癌风险的研究项目 {#studies-of-breast-cancer-risk-in-transfeminine-people}
本文有一份附件列出了现有与女性化激素疗法引起的乳腺癌风险有关的研究项目,其可于[此处][appendix1]查阅。截至目前,已有三个大型群体、数个较小群体研究评估了女性化激素治疗引起的乳腺癌风险。
### 阿姆斯特丹自由大学医学中心VUMC的研究 {#veterans-health-administration-vha-study}
附件中大部分研究项目由荷兰的[阿姆斯特丹自由大学医学中心][wiki26]VUMC进行<sup>([Asscheman, Gooren, & Eklund, 1989][AGE89]; [van Kesteren et al., 1997][VK97]; [Mueller & Gooren, 2008][MG08]; [Asscheman et al., 2011][A11]; [Gooren et al., 2013][G13]; [de Blok et al., 2018][DB18]; [de Blok et al., 2019][DB19])</sup>。该诊所为荷兰 95% 的跨性别者提供治疗<sup>([de Blok et al., 2019][DB19])</sup>。VUMC 的研究项目均大致基于同一批持续变化evolving的跨性别女性群体。数十年间VUMC 仅报告了很低的乳腺癌发生率,并不比顺性别男性的高出许多——经过平均约 20 年的激素治疗2300 名跨性别女性当中仅报告两起乳腺癌病例<sup>([Gooren et al., 2013][G13])</sup>。该诊所通常采用的处方,是雌激素合并高剂量醋酸环丙孕酮。\
这些项目并未对乳腺癌做系统性筛查,对乳腺癌的诊断大都依赖于病人的报告,因此存在病例漏检的可能性<sup>([Feldman et al., 2016][F16])</sup>
2019 年VUMC 又进行了一项跟踪性研究,不过这次使用了新的方式获得乳腺癌诊断史<sup>([de Blok et al., 2019][DB19])</sup>。研究者不再单纯询问病人是否被诊断出乳腺癌,而是通过遍及荷兰的一套电子病历信息系统:“[荷兰国家病理学/解剖学自动化档案馆][palga]PALGA”来获取乳腺癌诊断史。这样一来其报告的乳腺癌病例数从 2 例跃升至 15 例。这使得接受激素治疗平均达 15 年左右之后的乳腺癌相对风险率,相较先前期望的几乎翻了 50 倍之多,而绝对发生率约达 0.6%。这项发现推翻了该诊所早前所有研究的结论也表明在早前研究中VUMC 治疗的群体的乳腺癌真实病例数被大幅低估。可以认为,诸如肺癌风险、以及在本项研究骤增近 50 倍的乳腺癌病例等健康风险的大幅增长,应是符合逻辑的。故此,研究者以严谨行文,对这种增长做了详细描述<sup>([de Blok et al., 2019][DB19]; [*Reactions Weekly*, 2019][RW19])</sup>。\
在此之前,女性化激素疗法所引起的乳腺癌风险之增长被认为很低,而今新的数据证明了其不一定属实<sup>([de Blok, Dreijerink, & Heijer, 2019][BDH19])</sup>
### 美国退伍军人卫生管理局VHA的研究
另一组大型群体来自[美国退伍军人卫生管理局][wiki27]VHA<sup>([Brown & Jones, 2015][BJ15]; [Brown, 2015][B15])</sup>。2015 年,一篇采用该群体数据的研究论文被发表。其中,研究者报告了在平均跟踪大约 10 年之后,出生指派性别为男的约 3500 人当中有 3 例乳腺癌病例。也就是说,平均治疗时长达 10 年时,发病率约为 0.09%。尽管其在平均跟踪时长上比 VUMC 的群体更短但在总时长上与后者相近。VHA 的研究者还报告,乳腺癌发生率较先前预计的增长 33 倍。有些奇怪的是,其和 VUMC 于 2018 年报告的 46 倍并不一致(后者基于 2,300 人平均跟踪 15 年后有 15 人被确诊的事实。VHA 总结认为,无论如何,女性倾向跨性别者的乳腺癌风险高于顺性别男性、也高于 VUMC 早前所报告的,但仍低于顺性别妇女。
VHA 的论文并未披露在激素疗法当中使用的药物及其剂量,不过考虑到其囊括了接受 VHA 系统的服务提供者治疗的所有患者,其处方应当千差万别。既然是在美国,通常的处方应该是雌激素合并螺内酯,无孕激素。
VHA 的研究项目有一些问题需要探讨:
- 同 VUMC 早前的研究项目一样VHA 的研究也未对乳腺癌做系统性筛查,其诊断乳腺癌基本依赖病人的报告,从而存在病例漏检的可能性<sup>([Feldman et al., 2016][F16])</sup>
- 该项目*未将激素疗法纳入考虑* <sup>([Feldman et al., 2016][F16])</sup>。VHA 患者群体中只有少部分人正接受激素治疗,研究者并不知道多少人在接受治疗、多少人没有。此外,该群体中甚至有不明比例的人不是真的跨性别者——研究者将 VHA 系统当中有“跨性别相关”诊断史(如“异装癖”,或变装者)的所有顺性别男性囊括其中。这些个体的绝大部分应当皆未接受激素治疗。
- 对明确正接受激素治疗的人群的跟踪时长过短。在 VHA 患者群体当中,约有 1400 名明确正接受激素治疗的女性倾向跨性别者;对其的平均跟踪时长仅有 5.5 年,而其中近半数个体的跟踪时长尚未达 3 年。
- VHA 的论文内容很不明晰令人费解。例如VHA 对跨性别者的称谓有误,按其出生时的性别“男性”或“女性”指代之并行文,如此很难分辨出谁是谁、谁在接受激素治疗与否。不仅如此,连一些针对该研究项目的评述文章也在讨论“男性”与“女性”的风险时错误地倒置身份<sup>(例如 [Dente et al., 2019][D19])</sup>
- 还有一点令人费解VHA 研究者在相同时间点2015 年)前后发表的两篇论文里,报告了包含出生指派性别为男、女的 5100 人的群体(两篇所指为同一组)出现 _33_ 例乳腺癌病例<sup>([Brown & Jones, 2014][BJ14]; [Brown & Jones, 2016][BJ16])</sup>。作为对比,他们在 2015 年的论文中仅报告了 10 例(其中 3 例出生指派性别为男、7 例则为女)。造成这种差异的原因尚不清楚<sup>([Braun et al., 2017][B17])</sup>
出于上述问题的缘故VHA 的项目的参考价值有限可能要谨慎对待。VUMC 在 2019 年发表的资料远比其更具有价值。
### 凯撒医疗集团在加州和乔治亚州的研究 {#kaiser-permanente-in-california-and-georgia-study}
第三组、也是最后一组群体研究,来自[凯撒医疗集团][wiki28]Kaiser Permanente在美国北加利福尼亚州、南加州和乔治亚州的分站<sup>([Silverberg et al., 2017][S17])</sup>。他们报告了来自上述三处分站、总计约 2800 名女性倾向跨性别者组成的群体的不同癌症发生率。对该群体的平均跟踪时长只有 4 年。研究者并未报告任何发生不足 5 例的癌症病例;而女性倾向跨性别者的乳腺癌既未出现在相关结果图表,亦未于讨论环节当中被提及。故此,该群体的乳腺癌病例应该少于 5 例。然而,由研究者 TSjoen 及其同行组成的跨性别医学研究领域权威团队,在其文章中援引凯撒集团的论文时指出,凯撒集团的团队发现了女性倾向跨性别者的乳腺癌风险较顺性别男性更高、但较顺性别女性更低<sup>([TSjoen et al., 2019][TS19])</sup>。如果此言属实(目前来看有很大概率),那么其应该是从和凯撒集团的研究者的私下交流当中取得的。\
凯撒集团的研究存在一定局限性,包括缺乏对乳腺癌风险的准确估计数字,以及跟踪时长非常短,等等。此外,癌症诊断史仅取自凯撒集团自有的信息系统;对于其癌症筛查的系统性如何,也尚不清楚。
凯撒集团的研究者计划进行的研究项目,将通过将其拓展至其它分站来扩大患者群体规模<sup>([Silverberg et al., 2017][S17])</sup>。这种改进令人振奋,其有望提供更多和跨性别者健康风险有关的数据,包括乳腺癌风险。
### 其它较小的群体研究 {#small-cohort-studies}
其余的针对女性倾向跨性别者之乳腺癌风险的科研项目规模均较小。其中一项是由比利时根特大学进行的,其跟踪了 50 名已进行性别重置手术的跨性别女性,平均跟踪时长 11.4 年;其未报告任何乳腺癌病例<sup>([Wierckx et al., 2012][W12])</sup>。另一项是由德国埃朗根大学医院进行的,其跟踪了 60 名跨性别女性;其同样未报告任何病例,不过她们的治疗时长仅有两年<sup>([Dittrich et al., 2005][D05])</sup>。最后一项是由 [Harry Benjamin][wiki29] 医生进行的;他在 1960 年代发表的文章里透露,其已为大约 150 名跨性别女性提供“中等至较大剂量的雌激素”治疗,期限从 3 个月到 12 年不等;其未曾接触到乳腺癌病例<sup>([Benjamin, 1964][B64]; [Benjamin, 1966][B66]; [Gooren et al., 2013][G13])</sup>。\
上述群体规模太小,难以对女性倾向跨性别者之乳腺癌风险进行有意义的量化。
### 关于既有研究项目的讨论 {#discussion-of-the-available-studies}
#### 由跟踪时长过短导致的对乳腺癌风险之量化的不确定性 {#inconclusive-quantification-of-breast-cancer-risk-due-to-short-follow-up-times}
由于跟踪时长不足,关于女性倾向跨性别者之乳腺癌风险的现有研究项目的结论并不充分<sup>([de Blok, Dreijerink, & Heijer, 2019][BDH19]; [Mueller & Gooren, 2008][MG08]; [Gooren, 2011][G11]; [Gooren et al., 2013][G13]; [Brown & Jones, 2015][BJ15])</sup>。例如,在 VUMC 和 VHA 的研究里,平均跟踪时长仅有 1020 年。对于顺性别妇女,其乳腺癌风险在停经前的数十年里呈指数级增长,但到了老年,增幅会非常低。顺性别妇女通常被确诊乳腺癌的年龄为 60 岁,这 60 年里包括停经前的 50 年激素暴露量、和绝经后 10 年的激素暴露量;如上文所示,这后 10 年里接受预防性抗雌激素疗法可大幅降低乳腺癌风险,因此其重要性不容忽视。综上,由于现有关于女性化激素疗法与乳腺癌风险的研究的跟踪时长过短,迄今尚不清楚女性倾向跨性别者真实的、或者说终生的乳腺癌风险到底如何<sup>([Mueller & Gooren, 2008][MG08])</sup>
不过我们已知的是,女性倾向跨性别者在使用激素疗法(至少也有一种雌激素、一种形如醋酸环丙孕酮的孕激素)约 15 年后,其乳腺癌风险显然会大幅增加<sup>([de Blok, Dreijerink, & Heijer, 2019][BDH19])</sup>。好在,其风险处于顺性别妇女和顺性别男性之间,并不会高于顺性别妇女。然而与此同时,其风险仍不容忽视,绝对发生率也必然随着跟踪时间延长而增大。\
关于终生风险,至少从 [de Blok 等人 (2019)][DB19] 的发现及其使用的激素治疗处方来看,女性倾向跨性别者的乳腺癌发生率大约就在几个百分点之多。
#### 和终生激素暴露量相关的乳腺癌风险 {#breast-cancer-risk-in-relation-to-lifetime-hormone-exposure}
女性倾向跨性别者的乳腺癌风险应该低于顺性别妇女。这可能至少出于前者的终生激素暴露量更少的缘故<sup>([Mueller & Gooren, 2008][MG08])</sup>。事实上,至少从历史来看,女性倾向跨性别者开始接受激素治疗的平均年龄在 30-40 岁,而该年龄距离顺性别女性通常经历青春期的年龄段已过去数十年<sup>([Mueller & Gooren, 2008][MG08])</sup>。此外,青年人群可能在特定时间段里对乳腺癌易感<sup>([Biro & Wolff, 2011][BW11]; [Biro & Deardorff, 2013][BD13]; [Biro et al., 2020][B20])</sup>。然而,近年来女性倾向跨性别者启动激素治疗的年龄正在降低<sup>([Mueller & Gooren, 2008][MG08])</sup>,如今有不少人在十几到二十来岁便开始服用激素了。相较于早年里服用激素更晚的个体,这些个体的终生激素暴露量会更大,其乳腺癌风险也会更高<sup>([Sutherland et al., 2020][S20])</sup>。而且,到了顺性别妇女通常的更年期年龄,女性倾向跨性别者很少有意停止激素治疗<sup>([Mueller & Gooren, 2008][MG08])</sup>;其中许多人终其一生皆会维持治疗。这种额外的激素暴露量会使乳腺癌风险进一步升高<sup>([Mueller & Gooren, 2008][MG08])</sup>
#### 和孕激素及其剂量相关的乳腺癌风险 {#breast-cancer-risk-in-relation-to-progestogens-and-dosage}
现有的发现表明,顺性别妇女合并使用雌、孕激素时的乳腺癌风险,要高于单用雌激素;由此可以类推,女性倾向跨性别者合用雌、孕激素的激素疗法也会有更高的乳腺癌风险<sup>([de Blok, Dreijerink, & Heijer, 2019][BDH19])</sup>。有这样一种可能:相较于已被 VUMC 研究过的合用雌激素与醋酸环丙孕酮疗法,如排除掉孕激素、仅用雌激素,则乳腺癌风险兴许会更低<sup>([de Blok, Dreijerink, & Heijer, 2019][BDH19])</sup>。另外需要注意的是VUMC 所用醋酸环丙孕酮的剂量会使得孕激素暴露量相当之高<sup>([Aly, 2019][A19-CD])</sup>。\
乳腺癌风险与孕激素剂量之间的关联程度,目前尚不明确。类似地,乳腺癌风险是否受雌激素剂量影响,以及高雌激素剂量下是否有更高风险,目前也不明确。但无论如何,有绝经前妇女使用[雌、孕激素复方避孕疗法][wiki30]会增加乳腺癌风险的事实在先,可以认为,较高的雌/孕激素暴露量会增加一定程度的乳腺癌风险<sup>([Kahlenborn et al., 2006][KAHL06]; [Zhu et al., 2012][Z12]; [Ji et al., 2019][J19])</sup>。\
另外,一项早年的调查性研究显示,绝经前妇女使用雌激素注射剂之后,乳腺癌风险相较口服雌激素、或未服用激素者增加了 4 倍<sup>([Hulka et al., 1982][H82]; [Coe & Parks, 1989][CP89])</sup>。需要注意,通常剂量的雌激素注射剂所提供的雌激素暴露量,是远大于口服雌激素和其它给药途径的<sup>([Göretzlehner et al., 2002][GORE02]; [Aly, 2021][A21-IEMA])</sup>。但是,该研究存在很大的局限性:包括同类型研究仅此一项,年份非常早,等等。
## X 染色体与乳腺癌风险 {#x-chromosomes-and-breast-cancer-risk}
人类[性染色体][wiki31]包括 [X 染色体][wiki32]和 [Y 染色体][wiki33]。顺性别妇女通常有两条 X 染色体(即 46,XX [核型][wiki34]);而顺性别男性、女性倾向跨性别者通常有一条 X 染色体、一条 Y 染色体(即 46,XY 核型)。其中 46,XX 核型(即第二条 X 染色体的存在可能会是乳腺癌风险的主要因素。X 染色体的获得([非整倍性][wiki35])、以及其异常[失活][wiki36],已被发现和乳腺癌的发生及发展有关<sup>([Nakopoulou et al., 2007][N07]; [Di Oto et al., 2015][DO15]; [Lin et al., 2015][L15]; [Chaligné et al., 2015][C15]; [Di Oto et al., 2018][DO18])</sup>。此外,患有[克氏综合征][wiki37](即核型为 46,XXY的男性的乳腺癌风险也比 46,XY 核型的正常男性要高。\
与此相反的是,患有[完全性雄激素不敏感综合征][wiki38]CAIS的女性迄今未有乳腺癌病例报告——这还是在她们的乳房发育良好的情况下<sup>([Aly, 2020][A20-CBDP])</sup>;其核型为 46,XY ,和女性倾向跨性别者相同<sup>([Hughes et al., 2012][H12]; [Tiefenbacher & Daxenbichler, 2008][TD08]; [Hughes, 2009][H09])</sup>。不过,克氏综合征与 CAIS 患者体内的激素异常现象,在乳腺癌风险上的作用可能有所不同,从而会造成一定迷惑性。尤其需要注意的是,患 CAIS 的女性的雌激素暴露量较少,体内孕酮也极少、以至不存在。无论如何,对于克氏综合征与 CAIS 患者的乳腺癌风险之差异,无法完全用激素异常来解释。\
综上,可以认为,女性倾向跨性别者*体内第二条 X 染色体的缺少*\*,的确可能会在一定程度上降低乳腺癌风险。针对本话题有更深入的讨论,详见此[附件][appendix2]。
> _\* 译者注:原文为“缺少的两条 X 染色体”the lack of two X chromosomes。_
## 结语 {#summary-and-conclusions}
女性的乳腺癌风险显著高于男性。乳腺癌发生率随年龄增长呈指数级升高,但在年轻人群当中非常少见。有强力的证据支持以下观点,即雌激素与孕激素会增加乳腺癌发病风险;在因性别造成的乳腺癌风险差异当中,其可解释为主要成因机理。现有数据并未表明,在对乳腺癌风险的作用上,具生物同质性与不具生物同质性的激素有何明显差别。
早年有关女性化激素疗法与乳腺癌风险的研究发现,女性倾向跨性别者的乳腺癌发生率很低。然而,近期的一项研究采用了更好的研究方法,其发现的乳腺癌风险增加了近 50 倍。其患者群体所用的激素治疗处方,仅为雌激素合并醋酸环丙孕酮。目前尚不清楚其它激素处方(如单用雌激素,或雌激素合并非甾体类抗雄制剂)是否会有相似的风险。由于跟踪时长不足,有关女性倾向跨性别者之乳腺癌风险的现有数据存在局限性。因此,其终生乳腺癌风险尚未可知。\
不过基于现有数据,可以预测未来的情况,即女性倾向跨性别者的终生乳腺癌风险率应有几个百分点之高。该风险率处于顺性别男性和顺性别妇女之间。
女性化激素疗法引起的乳腺癌风险会受到不同因素的影响。例如,累计用药时长,开始治疗的年龄,孕激素的长期服用,以及(可能的)雌/孕激素剂量,等等。女性倾向跨性别者体内第二条 X 染色体的缺少也许对乳腺癌起到了部分抑制作用。\
尽管女性化激素疗法引起的乳腺癌风险是有必要引起女性倾向跨性别者关注的(特别是考虑到孕激素在其中的促进作用),但放眼长期,乳腺癌的终生发生率应该很低,其风险显然也低于顺性别妇女。此外,乳腺癌的发生也需要经过长达多年的激素暴露,其一般也仅出现在老年。而且,乳腺癌容易治疗,患者生存时长可达 5-10 年<sup>([Cancer.Net][CANCER20])</sup>。综上,基本可以肯定,考虑乳腺癌时不应将女性化激素疗法的情况排除在外。
女性化激素疗法引起乳腺癌的可能性,倒是凸显了对年龄与激素暴露量符合标准的女性倾向跨性别者定期进行乳腺癌筛查的重要性<sup>([Chowdhry & OConnell, 2020][CO20])</sup>。应当建议长期进行激素治疗的女性倾向跨性别者,也像顺性别妇女的过程一样接受乳腺癌筛查<sup>([Chowdhry & OConnell, 2020][CO20])</sup>
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## 译文修订记录 {#revision}
```csv
时间,备注
2022 年 8 月 28 日,首次翻译。
2022 年 11 月 28 日,移除一条已删除的原文链接。
2023 年 3 月 29 日,第一次修订:\n增补“摘要”与“参考文献”\n更正孕酮progesterone等多处叙述\n补齐链接。
```
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