Breast Cancer

Highly dense breasts may increase risk of second breast cancer in DCIS patients

Published in Cancer Weekly, October 26th, 2004

Having highly dense breasts may be associated with an increased risk of a second breast cancer among women who have had a ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), according to a new study.

Women with DCIS, a noninvasive condition in which abnormal malignant-appearing cells are found in the lining of a breast duct, have a substantially increased risk of a second breast cancer, but few predictors of this risk have been identified. Having extensive areas of breast tissue that appear dense on mammograms has been associated with a four to six times greater risk of primary breast cancer compared with women who have small or no areas of dense breast tissue.

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-10-26)

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