Adjusting for BMI in analyses of volumetric mammographic density and breast cancer risk

Adjusting for BMI in analyses of volumetric mammographic density and breast cancer risk

Abstract Background Fully automated assessment of mammographic density (MD), a biomarker of breast cancer risk, is being increasingly performed in screening settings. However, data on body mass index (BMI), a confounder of the MD–risk association, are not routinely collected at screening. We investi...

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Main Authors: Sue Hudson, Kirsti Vik Hjerkind, Sarah Vinnicombe, Steve Allen, Cassia Trewin, Giske Ursin, Isabel dos-Santos-Silva, Bianca L. De Stavola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
Subjects:
BMI
Breast cancer
Breast density
Mammographic density
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-018-1078-8

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