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Breast Cancer Screening
Mammographic breast density may be phenotypic trait for breast cancer
December 8th, 2005
Mammographic breast density may be a phenotypic trait for breast cancer. "The amount of radiologically dense breast tissue appearing on a mammogram varies between women because of differences in the composition of breast tissue, and is referred to [in our review] as mammographic density," wrote N.F. Boyd and colleagues. "[The review] presents evidence that mammographic density is a strong risk factor for breast cancer, and that risk of breast cancer is four to five times greater in women with density in more than 75% of the breast than in women with little or no density in the breast." "Density in more than 50% of the breast could account for about a...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-08)
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