Mammographic Density Phenotypes and Risk of Breast Cancer: A Meta-analysis

2014362 citationsReviewbronze Open Access

Authors

Andreas Pettersson · University of Oslo

Rebecca E. Graff · Harvard University Press

Giske Ursin · Cancer Registry of Norway

Isabel dos‐Santos‐Silva · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Valerie McCormack · Centre international de recherche sur le cancer

Laura Baglietto · The University of Melbourne

Celine M. Vachon

Abstract

The results suggest that percentage dense area is a stronger breast cancer risk factor than absolute dense area. Absolute nondense area was inversely associated with breast cancer risk, but it is unclear whether the association is independent of absolute dense area.

Topics & Keywords

Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging AI in cancer detection Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 106, Issue 5

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju078

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