The origins of breast cancer associated with mammographic density: a testable biological hypothesis

The origins of breast cancer associated with mammographic density: a testable biological hypothesis

Abstract Background Our purpose is to develop a testable biological hypothesis to explain the known increased risk of breast cancer associated with extensive percent mammographic density (PMD), and to reconcile the apparent paradox that although PMD decreases with increasing age, breast cancer incid...

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Main Authors: Norman Boyd, Hal Berman, Jie Zhu, Lisa J. Martin, Martin J. Yaffe, Sofia Chavez, Greg Stanisz, Greg Hislop, Anna M. Chiarelli, Salomon Minkin, Andrew D. Paterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
Subjects:
Mammographic density
Two-stage model
Breast cancer
Carcinogenesis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-018-0941-y

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