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Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Mammographic density in postmenopausal women is independent of circulating sex hormones
January 12th, 2006
Mammographic density in postmenopausal women is independent of the level of circulating sex hormones. According to investigators in the United States, "Mammographic density is one of the strongest predictors of breast cancer risk. The mechanism by which breast density increases breast cancer risk is unclear although it has been hypothesized that breast density reflects cumulative exposure to estrogens." R.M. Tamimi and colleagues wrote, "To evaluate this hypothesis, we conducted a cross-sectional study among 520 postmenopausal women in the Nurses' Health Study that examined the relation between circulating sex hormones and mammographic density. Women...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-12)
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