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Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Research from Darthmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center broadens understanding of breast cancer risk factors
February 1st, 2007
New investigation results, "Breast cancer risk factors in relation to breast density (United States)," are detailed in a study published in Cancer Causes and Control. "Evaluate known breast cancer risk factors in relation to breast density. We examined factors in relation to breast density in 144,018 New Hampshire (NH) women with at least one mammogram recorded in a statewide mammography registry," scientists writing in the journal Cancer Causes and Control report. "Mammographic breast density was measured by radiologists using the BI-RADS classification; risk factors of interest were obtained from patient intake forms and questionnaires. Initial analyses showed...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2007-02-01)
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