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Longitudinal Association of Quantitative Background Parenchymal Enhancement with Breast Cancer Risk among Women with BRCA1/2 Pathogenic Variants.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Sept 2026
Nguyen Alex A, Cohen Eric A, Ehsan Sarah, Mankowski Walter C, Barufaldi Bruno, Gillette Rhonda, Domchek Susan M, Kontos Despina, McCarthy Anne Marie
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) on breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a potential biomarker for breast cancer risk, but its utility among women with BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants (PV) is unclear. METHODS: We investigated the longitudinal association of quantitative BPE measures with breast cancer risk among women with BRCA1/2 PVs. Measures included median BPE and the proportion of...
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- Humans
- Female
- Breast Neoplasms
- Middle Aged
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
