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Breast Cancer
Mammographic density may be a risk factor for breast cancer in Japanese women
August 11th, 2005
Mammographic density may be a risk factor for breast cancer in Japanese women Using an automated method for detecting mammographic mass, the authors evaluated "the relation between quantitatively measured density and the risk of breast cancer in a case-control study among Japanese women." "The case subjects were 146 women newly diagnosed and histologically confirmed with breast cancer at a general hospital," scientists writing in the British Journal of Cancer report. "A total of 659 control women were selected from those who attended a breast cancer mass screening at this hospital," continued investigators. ...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-11)
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