Involution of Breast Lobules, Mammographic Breast Density and Prognosis Among Tamoxifen-Treated Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Patients

Involution of Breast Lobules, Mammographic Breast Density and Prognosis Among Tamoxifen-Treated Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Patients

Mammographic breast density (MD) reflects breast fibroglandular content. Its decline following adjuvant tamoxifen treated, estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer has been associated with improved outcomes. Breast cancers arise from structures termed lobules, and lower MD is associated with in...

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Main Authors: Maeve Mullooly, Sarah J. Nyante, Ruth M. Pfeiffer, Renata Cora, Donna Butcher, Lawrence Sternberg, Erin J. Aiello Bowles, Shaoqi Fan, Jonine D. Figueroa, Sheila Weinmann, Robert N. Hoover, Louise A. Brinton, Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, Andrew Glass, Mark E. Sherman, Gretchen L. Gierach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
breast cancer
mammographic breast density
involution
terminal duct lobular unit
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/11/1868

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