Volumetric breast density and risk of advanced cancers after a negative screening episode: a cohort study

Volumetric breast density and risk of advanced cancers after a negative screening episode: a cohort study

Abstract Background We evaluated the association between volumetric breast density (BD) and risk of advanced cancers after a negative screening episode. Methods A cohort of 16,752 women aged 49–54 years at their first screening mammography in the Florence screening programme was followed for breast...

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Main Authors: Donella Puliti, Marco Zappa, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Elena Pierpaoli, Gianfranco Manneschi, Daniela Ambrogetti, Leonardo Ventura, Paola Mantellini, the DENSITY Working Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
Subjects:
Breast density
Breast cancer
Mammography sensitivity
Advanced stage
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-018-1025-8

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