The effect of volumetric breast density on the risk of screen-detected and interval breast cancers: a cohort study

The effect of volumetric breast density on the risk of screen-detected and interval breast cancers: a cohort study

Abstract Background In the light of the breast density legislation in the USA, it is important to know a woman’s breast cancer risk, but particularly her risk of a tumor that is not detected through mammographic screening (interval cancer). Therefore, we examined the associations of automatically me...

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Main Authors: Johanna O. P. Wanders, Katharina Holland, Nico Karssemeijer, Petra H. M. Peeters, Wouter B. Veldhuis, Ritse M. Mann, Carla H. van Gils
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
Subjects:
Volumetric mammographic breast density
Mammography screening
Interval breast cancer risk
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-017-0859-9

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