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Breast Cancer
Researchers at University of Oslo release new data on breast cancer
April 9th, 2009
According to recent research from Oslo, Norway, "Mammographic density is a potentially modifiable risk factor for breast cancer. To what extent mammographic density is a predictor for both hormone receptor-positive and hormone receptor-negative tumors is unclear." "Even less is known about whether mammographic density predicts subtypes of breast cancer defined by expression status of the three receptors: estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2). We estimated the association of percent mammographic density with subtypes of invasive breast cancer among 479 population-based female breast cancer patients and...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-04-09)
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