Zygote is the diploid cell that results from the fertilization between an egg and a sperm. Etymology. Came from the Greek word âgametesâ meaning âhusbandâ and âgameteâ meaning âwife.â. Came from the Greek word âzygotosâ meaning âjoined or yoked or to yoke.
This is not causation, but facilitation after the fact. Stating that estrogen causes breast cancer is like saying fertilizer causes weeds. In a garden even weeds need some soil nutrients, and if these are completely removed, the weeds can't grow...but neither can the desired plants.
1 Breast cancer. 2  Women who took estrogen plus progestin were more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer (6). 3  The breast cancers in these women were larger and more likely to have spread to the lymph nodes by the time they were diagnosed (6). Women who took estrogen plus progestin were more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer (6). 2  The breast cancers in these women were larger and more likely to have spread to the lymph nodes by the time they were diagnosed (6).