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Breast Cancer
Ethnic differences in breast density to be examined
March 3rd, 2005
Cancer Research UK has launched a new study to investigate factors that influence breast density, a strong risk factor for breast cancer, in different ethnic groups. Researchers will examine breast density, a known risk factor for breast cancer, in British White, African Caribbean, and South Asian women in the U.K. Breast density is a measure of the proportion of dense tissue as opposed to fatty tissue in the breast. Women with dense breast tissue have a higher risk of subsequent breast cancer. Measured using mammography, dense tissue appears as white areas on a mammogram, whereas black areas represent non-dense fatty tissue. The...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-03)
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