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Mammographic breast density as an intermediate phenotype for breast cancer.
The Lancet. Oncology - 1 Oct 2005
Boyd Norman F, Rommens Johanna M, Vogt Kelly, Lee Vivian, Hopper John L, Yaffe Martin J, Paterson Andrew D
Abstract excerpt
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 here as mammographic density. This 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...
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